More than half of the president’s Global Development Council — a high-level advisory group of business, civil society, and academic leaders who offer guidance on U.S. foreign assistance — have resigned, according to a former member of the council who shared information on condition of anonymity.
President Obama established the GDC by executive order in February 2012 in an effort to help advance his presidential policy directive elevating development to a core pillar of U.S. foreign policy. The panel has worked to craft policy recommendations to the administration, and then met to share and discuss those recommendations publicly with U.S. development partners.
Devex obtained a copy of one former member’s resignation letter.