Economy of Armenia Armenia is the second most densely populated of the former Soviet republics. It is situated between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, bordered on the north and east by Georgia and Azerbaijan and on the south and west by Iran and Turkey.Until independence, Armenia's economy was based largely on industry--chemicals, electronic products, machinery, processed food, synthetic rubber, and textiles-and highly dependent on outside resources. Economy_of_Armenia
Condoleezza Rice Condoleezza Rice (born November 14, 1954) is a professor, diplomat, author, and national security expert. She served as the 66th United States Secretary of State, and the second in the administration of President George W. Bush to hold the office. Rice was the first black woman, second African American (after her predecessor Colin Powell, who served from 2001 to 2005), and the second woman (after Madeleine Albright, who served from 1997 to 2001 in the Clinton Administration) to serve as Secretary of State. Condoleezza_Rice
Index of Economic Freedom The Index of Economic Freedom is a series of 10 economic measurements created by the Heritage Foundation and Wall Street Journal. Its stated objective is to measure the degree of economic freedom in the world's nations. Index_of_Economic_Freedom
Millennium Challenge Account Millennium Challenge Account (MCA), run by the Millennium Challenge Corporation, is a bilateral development fund announced by the Bush administration in 2002 and created in January, 2004. Millennium_Challenge_Account
Niono Niono is a town and commune located in the Ségou Region of Mali. It is the seat of the Niono Cercle. As of 2004 there are approximately 50,000 inhabitants in the commune, while the town itself measures some 4,900 people. The town is the capital of Niono Cercle, one of six subdivisions (Cercles) of Segou Region. It is located on the northwest edge of the Niger Inland Delta, near the main channel of the Niger river. Niono
Global Integrity Global Integrity is an independent, nonprofit organization tracking governance and corruption trends around the world using local teams of researchers and journalists to monitor openness and accountability. Global Integrity's reporting has been cited by over 50 newspapers worldwide, and is used by the World Bank, USAID, Millennium Challenge Corporation and other donor agencies to evaluate aid priorities. Global_Integrity
World Policy Council The World Policy Council of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity is a nonprofit and nonpartisan think tank established in 1996 at Howard University to expand the fraternity's involvement in politics and social and current policy to encompass important global and world issues. World_Policy_Council
Sherri Kraham Sherri Kraham is the Deputy Vice President for Policy and International Relations at the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC). She holds a Political Science bachelor’s degree from Florida Atlantic University, and in 1999, Kraham received an International Business and Trade certificate and law degree from George Mason University School of Law. She is a member of the Virginia Bar Association. Sherri lives in Washington DC with her husband Qubad Talabani. Sherri_Kraham