State's Hughes Discusses Private, Public Philanthropy

State's Hughes Discusses Private, Public Philanthropy: "State's Hughes Discusses Private, Public Philanthropy

Says U.S. aid now tied to results, nations' investment in their people

The diverse, and sometimes overlooked, ways in which Americans engage in 'the act of giving' were highlighted by the State Department’s Karen Hughes in an address to business leaders in Seattle, Washington.

Speaking on February 27, National Corporate Philanthropy Day, the under secretary for public diplomacy and public affairs said that private, governmental and private-public partnerships reflect 'one of our founding convictions -- that every person has worth, and dignity and value.'