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(Photo credit: Wikipedia)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2017-10-29T00:11:17+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://danielrunde.com/2014/10/17/development-finance-institutions-come-of-age/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://danielrunde.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/picture1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Uganda</image:title><image:caption>Celtel advertising in rural Uganda.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2017-10-29T00:10:36+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://danielrunde.com/2014/10/30/ukraines-people-have-spoken-now-the-west-must-rise-to-the-occasion/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://danielrunde.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/picture.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Ukraine-EU</image:title><image:caption>Ukraine stands ready to pivot towards the EU, but will need support.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2017-10-29T00:09:32+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://danielrunde.com/2014/11/04/rod-hills-servant-to-his-country-and-the-world/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://danielrunde.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/picture.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Rod Hills</image:title><image:caption>Rod Hills was a Chairman of the SEC and an adviser during the Ford Administration.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2017-10-29T00:08:53+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://danielrunde.com/2014/12/06/meeting-evolving-demands-in-international-education/</loc><lastmod>2017-10-29T00:07:59+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://danielrunde.com/2014/12/13/beyond-low-bid-global-procurement-starting-in-2015/</loc><lastmod>2017-10-29T00:07:43+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://danielrunde.com/2015/01/06/tunisia-deserves-increased-western-engagement-and-assistance/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://danielrunde.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/picture1.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Protests in Tunisia helped launch the Arab Spring, but now the new government must handle the practical challenges of economics and governance. Open domain image</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2017-10-29T00:07:27+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://danielrunde.com/2015/01/23/its-time-to-get-serious-about-global-corruption/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://danielrunde.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/picture.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Protest against Corruption</image:title><image:caption>Protest against Corruption in India. Corruption has riled citizens ire from Beijing to Washington, and everywhere in between.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2017-10-29T00:06:41+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://danielrunde.com/2015/02/25/urbanization-will-change-the-developing-world/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://danielrunde.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/picture.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Nairobi Urbanization</image:title><image:caption>Kibera is a neighborhood in the emerging megacity of Nairobi, and the largest urban slum in Africa.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2017-10-29T00:05:36+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://danielrunde.com/2015/03/03/king-juan-carlos-returns-to-washington/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://danielrunde.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/picture1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>King Juan Carlos</image:title><image:caption>King Juan Carlos reigned for nearly 40 years, and oversaw significant change.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2017-10-29T00:04:49+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://danielrunde.com/2015/03/16/ensuring-the-world-banks-relevance/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://danielrunde.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/picture.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Jim Kim</image:title><image:caption>World Bank President Jim Yong Kim leads his institution forward in a changed world</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2017-10-29T00:03:58+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://danielrunde.com/2015/04/08/catalonia-and-the-costs-of-independence/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://danielrunde.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/picture3.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Artur Mas</image:title><image:caption>President Artur Mas assumed office in 2010, and has pushed for Catalan independence since</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2017-10-29T00:03:16+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://danielrunde.com/2015/04/17/haitis-governance-problems-require-tough-love-from-donors/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://danielrunde.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/picture2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Port au Prince</image:title><image:caption>Port au Prince, capital city of Haiti (Photo by and courtesy of Christina Perkins)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2017-10-29T00:02:27+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://danielrunde.com/2015/04/21/canada-builds-on-development-leadership-today/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://danielrunde.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/picture1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Stephen Harper</image:title><image:caption>Prime Minister Stephen Harper has looked to help Canada forge new connections for the coming economic century, including in South Korea.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2017-10-29T00:01:44+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://danielrunde.com/2015/04/30/aiib-and-us-development-leadership-a-path-forward/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://danielrunde.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/picture.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Jin Liqun</image:title><image:caption>Jin Liqun, who previously served in senior positions at the ADB and China's Finance Ministry, is a likely choice to become AIIB's first President.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2017-10-29T00:01:08+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://danielrunde.com/2015/05/26/taiwan-is-a-model-of-freedom-and-prosperity/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://danielrunde.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/picture.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Taipei</image:title><image:caption>A picture of Taipei's skyline at night, featuring Tapei 101, which was the tallest building in the world until 2007.
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Image used under Public Domain.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2017-10-28T23:54:26+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://danielrunde.com/2015/10/09/theres-never-going-to-be-enough-aid-to-develop-a-country/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://danielrunde.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/picture.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Ethiopia</image:title><image:caption>A street in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where the UN held a conference this July.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2017-10-28T23:52:57+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://danielrunde.com/2015/11/10/the-2016-doing-business-indicators-demonstrate-global-progress/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://danielrunde.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/picture.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>A Pakistani salesperson runs a small business with the help of her son.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2017-10-28T23:52:08+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://danielrunde.com/2015/12/03/ghanas-prosperity-hinges-on-next-years-election/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://danielrunde.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/picture1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>National Flag of Ghana</image:title><image:caption>Ghanaian prosperity hinges on maintaining a successful democracy, and in the coming year Ghana will face a difficult series of political and economic challenges. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2017-10-28T23:51:04+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://danielrunde.com/2015/12/22/african-risk-capacity-insurance-for-african-development/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://danielrunde.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/picture.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Farming in Niger</image:title><image:caption>Farmers in Niger dig half-moon ditches to capture rainwater after a drought. (Oxfam International, Flickr)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2017-10-28T23:50:12+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://danielrunde.com/2016/01/19/el-salvadors-moment-of-truth/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://danielrunde.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/picture.jpg</image:loc><image:title>El Salvador</image:title><image:caption>San Salvador has one of the highest murder rates in the world. During my visit, I was warned not to go out at night. (Photo courtesy of José Alejandro Álvarez Ramírez (JOSAL) under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.)
</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2017-10-28T23:48:59+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://danielrunde.com/2016/02/18/indonesia-the-need-for-more-investment-and-stronger-partnerships/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://danielrunde.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/picture1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Skyline View</image:title><image:caption>(Photo courtesy of Flickr user Diary of a Hotel Addict under a Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic License)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2017-10-28T23:47:27+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://danielrunde.com/2016/02/29/how-u-s-higher-education-partnerships-can-promote-development-in-pakistan/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://danielrunde.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/picture.jpg</image:loc><image:title>An American University</image:title><image:caption>Image courtesy of Flickr user Nathan Forget under a Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic License.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2017-10-28T23:44:29+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://danielrunde.com/2016/04/04/after-the-crisis-how-brazil-can-create-growth/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://danielrunde.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/picture.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Museu Nacional</image:title><image:caption>The Museu Nacional in Brasilia. Image courtesy of Flickr user Diogo Moraes under a Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic License.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2017-10-28T23:42:25+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://danielrunde.com/2016/06/09/franchising-and-micro-franchising-an-underused-tool-for-underserved-populations/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://danielrunde.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/picture.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Franchising</image:title><image:caption>Micro-franchises could extend services and employment opportunities to otherwise hard to reach markets.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2017-10-28T23:40:44+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://danielrunde.com/2016/06/17/international-youth-foundation-and-laureate-education-solve-important-global-problems/</loc><lastmod>2017-10-28T23:39:31+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://danielrunde.com/2016/07/22/fulfilling-guatemalas-promise/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://danielrunde.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/picture.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Guatemala</image:title><image:caption>Guatemala City with volcanoes in the background. Used under Public Doman license.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2017-10-28T23:38:52+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://danielrunde.com/2016/08/29/social-safety-nets-and-developing-countries-a-chance-to-get-it-right/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://danielrunde.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/picture.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Social Security</image:title><image:caption>President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the United States' Social Security Act into law over 80 years ago.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2017-10-28T23:38:04+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://danielrunde.com/2016/10/24/afghanistan-will-muddle-through-on-an-upward-trajectory/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://danielrunde.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/picture.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Afghan Education</image:title><image:caption>The decisions we make about engagement in Afghanistan will have lasting impacts on future generations.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2017-10-28T23:36:22+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://danielrunde.com/2016/12/22/vice-president-elect-pence-should-take-on-the-plan-colombia-for-the-northern-triangle/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://danielrunde.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/picture1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Northern Triangle Leaders</image:title><image:caption>Presidents Jimmy Morales of Guatemala, Salvador Sánchez Cerén of El Salvador, and Juan Orlando Hernández of Honduras meet in San Salvador on August 23, 2016.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2017-10-28T23:35:36+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://danielrunde.com/2016/11/17/president-elect-trumps-international-opportunity-to-support-all-of-the-above-energy/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://danielrunde.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/picture.jpg</image:loc><image:title>EDF</image:title><image:caption>The Electricite de France (EDF) thermal electricity procuction plant (coal and fuel) in Cordemais, western France, on October 27, 2016. (LOIC VENANCE/AFP/Getty Images)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2017-10-28T23:33:58+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://danielrunde.com/2016/12/09/u-s-engagement-in-asia-requires-re-engagement-in-multilateral-development-banks/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://danielrunde.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/picture2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Xi Jinping</image:title><image:caption>Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks during the opening ceremony of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) in Beijing Saturday, Jan. 16, 2016. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, Pool).</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2017-10-28T23:33:45+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://danielrunde.com/2016/12/30/general-flynns-book-offers-glimpses-of-priorities-for-the-incoming-trump-administration/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://danielrunde.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/picture.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Gen. Flynn</image:title><image:caption>Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) speaks to Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn (L) after meetings with US President-Donald Trump at Trump Tower December 12, 2016 in New York. (KENA BETANCUR/AFP/Getty Images)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2017-10-28T23:30:31+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://danielrunde.com/2017/02/25/the-data-revolution-in-developing-countries-has-a-long-way-to-go/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://danielrunde.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/picture.png</image:loc><image:title>Data Word Map</image:title><image:caption>Photo from Wikimedia user Camelia.boban under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2017-10-28T23:28:46+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://danielrunde.com/2017/01/24/prime-minister-may-please-discuss-international-development-with-president-trump/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://danielrunde.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/picture.jpg</image:loc><image:title>picture</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2017-10-28T23:28:04+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://danielrunde.com/2017/03/23/first-blog-post/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://danielrunde.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/picture.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Henrietta Fore</image:title><image:caption>Henrietta Fore had unique authority and convening power as USAID Administrator because of her senior level experience across multiple key agencies, including the Department of State and Treasury.
Credit: Wikimedia user BETSYFITZ, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:HHF_Resized_Portrait.jpg</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://danielrunde.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/160913-m-jh782-014.jpg</image:loc><image:title>160913-M-JH782-014</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://danielrunde.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/portfolio-5.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Placeholder Image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2017-10-28T23:22:30+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://danielrunde.com/2017/04/05/we-shouldnt-be-eliminating-opic-we-should-be-putting-it-on-steroids/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://danielrunde.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/picture1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>OPIC</image:title><image:caption>OPIC could be used to drive prosperity and job creation in the U.S. energy industry, including in coal.

Photo credit to the U.S. Tennessee Valley Authority : https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Shawnee_fossil_plant.jpg</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2017-10-28T23:21:26+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://danielrunde.com/2017/04/13/meeting-the-worlds-food-water-and-energy-needs-a-reason-for-optimism/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://danielrunde.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/picture.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Modern Irrigation</image:title><image:caption>Modern irrigation techniques have the potential to reduce water use and increase agricultural productivity.

Photo credit to Wikimedia user Borisshin under a Creative Commons License.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2017-10-28T23:14:10+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://danielrunde.com/2017/05/12/ustda-is-tailor-made-for-the-trump-administration/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://danielrunde.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/picture.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Lagos, Nigeria</image:title><image:caption>Lagos, Nigeria, where USTDA helped Roeslein &amp; Associates conduct necessary feasibility studies to create jobs in both Lagos and Red Bud, Illinois.

Picture Courtesy: OpenUpEd</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2017-10-28T23:12:45+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://danielrunde.com/2017/07/05/president-trump-is-visiting-poland-a-staunch-us-ally-and-us-foreign-assistance-graduate/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://danielrunde.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/picture1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>picture</image:title><image:caption>Poland is now a NATO member and hosted the 2016 NATO Summit in Warsaw. Photo courtesy of Flickr user Jim Mattis under a Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license: https://www.flickr.com/photos/secdef/28179667295/</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2017-10-28T23:06:03+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://danielrunde.com/2017/07/17/is-rule-of-law-at-risk-in-el-salvador/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://danielrunde.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/picture.jpg</image:loc><image:title>picture</image:title><image:caption>The FMLN has controlled the Presidency in El Salvador since 2009. Photo courtesy of Wikimedia user Lexdjelectronic2013 under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://danielrunde.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/lainfo-es-10297-corte-sup-el-salva.jpg</image:loc><image:title>lainfo.es-10297-corte-sup-el-salva</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2017-10-28T23:03:09+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://danielrunde.com</loc><changefreq>daily</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority><lastmod>2025-07-26T08:47:49+00:00</lastmod></url></urlset>
