IESC

As we begin a new year, I want to report to you on our past activities and future prospects. First, 2011 was a great improvement over 2010; we tripled revenues and realized a small surplus. Several factors explain this: first and foremost, this success is due to the hard work of an extremely dedicated IESC team—both in Washington and abroad.

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IESC, as the lead implementer of USDA’s Capacity Building and Change Management Program, under the Volunteers for Economic Growth Alliance (VEGA), established an automated, integrated and comprehensive financial... read more

Board Member George Weathersby Passes. IESC Welcomes New General Counsel. Richard McGrath Retires.

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Hal Handley is honored by the Volunteers for Economic Growth Alliance (VEGA) for going above and beyond his IESC volunteer assignment to assist development of the Ceylon Cinnamon brand and support the cinnamon industry as ... read more

On November 17, 2011, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) awarded training certificates to over 180 microfinance loan officers and managers from nine local microfinance institutions (MFIs) and two... read more

Addis Alemayehou, Chief of Party for IESC's Ethiopia AGOA+ Program, was a featured speaker at the Ethiopian Diaspora Business Forum in July 2011. The AGOA+ Program, implemented through the Volunteers for Economic Growth... read more

USAID has selected IESC as the prime implementer of the two-year Kazakhstan Business Connections Program under a Leader with Associate Award from the Volunteers for Economic Growth Alliance (VEGA). IESC is leading a team... read more

The U.S. Department of State selected IESC to implement a two-year South Sudan Diplomatic Training Program and play a critical role in building the capacity of South Sudan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and its... read more

IESC's former Chairman Daniel B. Burke passed away Wednesday, October 26, 2011 at his home in Rye, NY. Prior to joining IESC, Dan, along with business partner Tom Murphy, built Capital Cities Communications into a radio,... read more

On Tuesday, September 13th, our President and CEO Tom Miller appeared again on the Bloomberg news channel regarding the Greek debt crisis and possible U.S. ramifications. Tom served as U.S. Ambassador to Greece from 2001... read more

IESC has been facilitating the export of hand-woven textiles and finished leather goods from Ethiopia under our USAID funded program in Ethiopia. Our success in supporting this sector was recently profiled in USAID's... read more