African countries are in the lead—identifying their priorities, devising their own plans—because they know their countries best.

I think everything we do is designed to make sure that Africa is not viewed as a dependent, as a charity case, but is instead viewed as a partner.

The main message we'll want to deliver... is simply our profound gratitude for his leadership all these years.

We took new ways that we could provide assistance and partner with countries.

Those countries where businesses can feel confident that there will be peaceful transitions of power, that corruption is prosecuted, where there's rule of law, where there's protection of private property, where the government is practical…

We know this works.

It would be, if passed -- a boon to our economy.

We've set a goal of lifting 50 million people from poverty within a decade, which is ambitious, but achievable.

Every dollar that we're putting in, we're getting a huge amount of private sector dollars.

We'll obviously work with the House in the same way that we worked with the Senate.

This money is not being wasted. It's helping feed families.

Each of these countries has negotiated rigorous Country Cooperation Frameworks for accelerating investment.

Improvements in agriculture can make an enormous difference.

We are not joined by the Kennedys on this trip, but we very much feel the spirit of Robert F. Kennedy.

America's African partners have strengthened land rights, improved land administration and increased the transparency, efficiency and security of land transactions in over half of MCC's compacts.

I think if the American people knew the kind of work that was being done as a consequence of their generosity and their efforts, I think they'd be really proud.

This is an effort that enjoyed substantial bipartisan support in the Senate.

Chronic hunger and the need for long-term food security affect nearly 900 million people around the world.