Oscar De Rojas

President and CEO Samuel A. Worthington Chair Charles MacCormack, Save the Children Vice Chair Ritu Sharma Fox, Women Thrive Worldwide Treasurer Amy Coen, Population Action International

Board of Directors Nancy A. Aossey, International Medical Corps Kenneth Bacon, Refugees International David Beckmann, Bread for the World Carol Bellamy, World Learning Sekyu Chang, Korean American Sharing Movement Julius Coles, Africare Helene D. Gayle, CARE USA Anne Lynam Goddard, Christian Children’s Fund Lee H. Hamilton, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars Neal Keny-Guyer, Mercy Corps Elizabeth Lathem, US Committee for UNDP Lelei Lelaulu, Counterpart International Jo Luck, Heifer International John McCullough, Church World Service Stephen F. Moseley, Academy for Educational Development Daniel E. Pellegrom, Pathfinder International Linda Pfeiffer, INMED Robert Radtke, Episcopal Relief and Development Yolonda C. Richardson , Centre for Development and Population Activities George Rupp, International Rescue Committee Zainab Salbi, Women for Women International Ron Sconyers, Physicians for Peace Kathy Spahn, Helen Keller International Richard Stearns, World Vision Tsehaye Teferra, Ethiopian Community Development Council Sam Worthington (Ex-Officio)

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April 10, 2008 Mr. Oscar de Rojas, Director Financing for Development Office UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs 2 UN Plaza, Room DC2-2150 New York, NY 10017 Via Email at: [email protected] Dear Mr. de Rojas: InterAction, the largest alliance of U.S.-based international development and humanitarian nongovernmental organizations, was actively involved in the International Conference on Financing for Development in 2002 in Monterrey and in follow-up in the U.S. I am writing to you in regards to our participation at the Doha Review Conference 29 November-2 December this year. The 165 organizational members of the InterAction coalition work in every developing country and were very involved in the lead up to the Monterrey Conference and in the conference itself. Our former President and CEO Mary McClymont (now at the Ford Foundation) represented the NGO community on one of the roundtables. Following the Monterrey Conference, InterAction worked closely with the U.S. government to monitor implementation its commitments. This contributed to the initiation of the US government’s PEPFAR and the Millennium Challenge Account initiatives. This year, we are convening a plenary session on Financing for Development at our annual conference in May. Mr. Butch Montes from your office will serve as one of the panelists. InterAction has an important role to play in linking the global Financing for Development process with the international NGO community. We also have expanded our advocacy with the U.S. government on FfD and on financing specifically for U.S. bilateral assistance. I plan to lead a delegation of U.S. international NGOs to the Doha Review Conference and would like to express my interest in serving on a roundtable, as InterAction did in Monterrey. I would like to discuss with you which roundtables are planned and where we could make the greatest contribution. Moving forward, InterAction will leverage the Doha Review Conference to intensify our advocacy in the U.S. for both increased and more effective aid for development and humanitarian assistance. I will call your office soon to schedule a phone conversation to follow-up on this letter. Thank you for your time and consideration. Sincerely, Sam Worthington President & CEO, InterAction.

InterAction is a membership association of US private voluntary organizations engaged in international humanitarian efforts including relief, development, refugee assistance, environment, population, public policy, and global education.