Andrew S. Natsios
Administrator
United States Agency for International Development
World Tourism Organization
Sustainable Tourism Policy Forum
The Role of Sustainable Tourism in Furthering USAID’s Mission
October 19th, 2004
Over forty years ago, USAID was established to address the issues of
economic growth, poverty reduction, health and humanitarian assistance.
The challenges remain massive and stubborn. Whether because of weak
governance and poor policies, human rights abuses and social inequities,
armed conflict and natural disasters, catastrophic health and
environmental calamities, one-sixth of the world’s population – mostly
women and children – suffer from hunger and malnutrition.