On Thursday, October 22, 2015, The McCain Institute for International Leadership hosted, "Should U.S. Foreign Assistance Be Tied to Human Rights?" at the Heritage Center at the U.S. Navy Memorial.

Debaters included: Omer Ismail, Senior Advisor, Enough Project; Andrew Natsios, Director of the Scowcroft Institute of International Affairs, Texas A&M University and former USAID Administrator; Douglas Ollivant, ASU Future of War Senior Fellow, New America; and Dan Runde, William A. Schreyer Chair and Director, CSIS. The McCain Institute Executive Director Ambassador Kurt Volker served as moderator.

Daniel F. Runde is Director of the Project on Prosperity and Development and holds the William A. Schreyer Chair in Global Analysis at CSIS. His work centers on leveraging American soft power instruments and the central roles of the private sector and good governance in creating a more free and prosperous world. Previously, he led the Foundations Unit for the Department of Partnerships & Advisory Service Operations at the International Finance Corporation. His work facilitated and supported over $20 million in new funding through partnerships with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation, Kauffman Foundation and Visa International, among other global private and corporate foundations. Earlier, Mr. Runde was Director of the Office of Global Development Alliances at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). He led the initiative by providing training, networks, staff, funds and advice to establish and strengthen alliances, while personally consulting to 15 USAID missions in Latin America, the Middle East and Africa. His efforts leveraged $4.8 billion through 100 direct alliances and 300 others through training and technical assistance. He received an M.P.P. from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University and holds a B.A., cum laude, from Dartmouth College.

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