AP Human Geography Guest Speaker–Shamenna K. Gall USAID Georgia

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Agriculture & Development Guest Speaker  — Monday, March 6, 2017

Ms. Shamenna K. Gall
Deputy Director Economic Growth
Agriculture Development Officer
United States Agency for International Development
US Embassy
Tbilisi, Georgia

  1. Read about your guest speaker here: http://www.meas-extension.org/workshops/meas-symposium-2015/shamenna-gall.
  2. Read The 3 D’s of Foreign Affairs (http://harvardpolitics.com/arusa/the-3ds-of-foreign-affairs/). 
  3. Read about the mission and vision of USAID (United States Agency for International Development): https://www.usaid.gov/who-we-are/mission-vision-values.  Watch this short video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xI1kA1FAdrk
  4. Read the following and explore the links to get a better idea of the work USAID is doing to help achieve food security around the globe: https://www.usaid.gov/what-we-do/agriculture-and-food-security.  Watch this short video, too: https://stories.usaid.gov/video/?video_id=4074
  5. Define food security:
  6. Prepare a “BIG QUESTION” for the guest speaker that makes connections between what we have learned and USAID’s work.  Write that question here:
  7. Take notes here during the presentation and Q&A session.  What do you think USAID’s role is in the economic development of Georgia?