Development Assistance Committee (DAC) peer reviews function as a tool for both learning and accountability. This report is the result of an in-depth consultation and review process. It was produced by a review team comprising peer reviewers from France (Jean-Sébastien Conty, Ministère de l’Europe et des Affaires Étrangères, and Eric David, Agence française de développement) and Norway (Erik Aakre, NORAD, and Hege Røttingen, Ministry for Foreign Affairs). From the OECD Development Co-operation Directorate, John Egan, Renwick Irvine, Emily Bosch and Cyprien Fabre authored the report. Autumn Lynch provided logistical assistance to the review, and formatted and produced the report. The report was prepared under the supervision of Rahul Malhotra, Head of Division, Reviews, Results, Evaluation and Development Innovation. The report was edited by Susan Sachs.
The team are grateful for valuable inputs from across the Development Co-operation Directorate – including from the Financing for Sustainable Development division and the Global Partnership for Effective Development Co-operation – and the OECD, in particular the Centre for Tax Policy and Administration; the Directorate for Education and Skills; the Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs; the Directorate for Financial and Enterprise Affairs; the Directorate for Legal Affairs; the Directorate for Public Governance; the Environment Directorate; the Financial Action Task Force; the International Energy Agency; the Multilateral Organisation Performance Assessment Network. Written submissions from a selection of the United States’ partners helped to focus and enrich the review, including a comprehensive written submission from InterAction.
The Peer Review of the United States benefited throughout the process from the commitment and dedication of representatives of USAID and the Department of State. The review team is also thankful to Eric Kneedler, Chargé d’Affaires at the US Embassy in Kenya, USAID Kenya East Africa Mission Director Mark Meassick and Office Director Tom Kress and his staff, who ensured smooth contact with counterparts in Kenya, as well as documentation, insights and logistical support. Thank you also to Michael Kleine, Deputy Chief of Mission at the US Embassy in Jakarta, and colleagues William Slater colleagues Elizabeth Mendenhall and Yasmeen Thomason for the effort put into ensuring a very productive week of virtual discussions in Jakarta.