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FORIMMEDIAT TERELEASE NO OVEMBER23,2011 CONTACT:MELISSAPRICE 571 13661596 PRE ESS@IRDDC. .ORG NGTON, VA Internationa Relief and Developmen (IRD), a ma al nt ajor ARLIN implem menter of U.S. foreign assi stance and a l leader in the i international stabiliz zation and dev velopment co ommunity, ha announced that Jeffrey G as Grieco was ele ected to the Board of Direc B ctors of the In nternational S Stability Oper rations Associ iation (ISOA) A leading v ). voice in the im mplementation of U.S. fore n eign policy initiatives, IS SOA is the int ternational tra associatio of the stabi ade on ility operati ocating ions industry, promoting et , thics and stan ndards worldw and advo wide for effe ective utilizat tion of private sector servic e ces. Grieco is IRDs Chi of Commu ief unications and Legislative Affairs. He a d also serves on IRDs Exe ecutive Comm mittee and Se enior Managem Team. ment Prior to arriving at IRD in 2009, Grieco served as Assistan Administrat for o I nt tor Legisla ative and Pub Affairs (L blic LPA) at the U Agency fo Internation U.S. or nal Develo opment (USA AID), where h e was the Agencys senior advisor on a r all congre essional and global outreac activities. H was respon g ch He nsible for all contacts and com mmunication with Capito Hill, and he was one of t Agency's lead ns ol e the represe entatives at gl lobal meeting and confere gs ences dealing with USAID g D's reconst truction opera ations in Iraq, Afghanistan Sudan, Libe , n, eria, and othe nations. er His por rtfolio dealt with USAID's humanitaria and develop w s an pment progra amming in more th 100 coun han ntries. Grieco also served as USAID's se a enior represen ntative on var rious interage ency commi ittees and wor rking groups dealing with legislative af ffairs, commu unications, public diplomacy, and public affa a fairs, includin inter-agenc working gr ng cy roups such as the Joint Policy Council of the Department of State, the Administration's Iraq J C e t Stabiliz zation Group, and the Age ency's Muslim Outreach Coordinating m Comm mittee. He was the U.S. Rep presentative to the Develop o pment Assista ance Comm mittee Commu unicators Netw work of the O OECD and par rticipated in m major multila ateral efforts to improve ai d effectiveness and comm t munications.

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Jeff is an ideal pers to help gu s son uide ISOA, as the stability industry face s y es resourc and other challenges in the year ahea said Dr. A ce c ad, Arthur B. Key ys, Preside and CEO of IRD. He b ent brings deep k knowledge of the critical ro social f ole and eco onomic devel lopment plays in stabilizin communitie promoting s ng es, g univers values, an improving p sal nd peoples lives. Visit www.ird.org for more infor w f rmation on IR and visit t IRD Voic blog to RD, the ces read fir rst-hand acco ounts from IRD staff in the field. You ca also stay u D e an up-to-date on IRD latest new by followin us on Face Ds ws ng ebook, Twitter (@ird_voice r es), Flickr, or YouTube. .
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