The investment has been supported by the Welsh Assembly Government with a regional selective assistance grant and also by the Welsh Development Agency (WDA).

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Immediately that October, Vladimir Putin kicked the U.S. Agency for International Development out of the country for its assistance to political-minded groups that irked the powers that be in Moscow.

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Rajiv Shah, director for the U.S. Agency for International Development, said Friday the organization's Disaster Assistance Response Team team in Haiti was using satellite imagery to target rescue operations and aid delivery most effectively.

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Established last summer, the Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Initiative (TSCTI) -- partnering the U.S. with nine African countries -- brings to bear the resources of the U.S. departments of Defense, State and Treasury along with those of the U.S. Agency for International Development, offering not only services such as expanded joint military training but also developmental assistance aimed at promoting good governance and encouraging the growth of civil society.

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