 You're listening to Clearing the Call, speaking truth to expose the forces of greed with Margaret Flowers. And now I turn to my guest, Alexander Smith. Alexander Smith is a former senior advisor at USAID, the U.S. Agency for International Development, on gender, maternal and child health, nutrition, and infectious diseases. Alexander left USAID on May 27th of this year after being there for four years. Thank you for taking time to join me today.