Sector Directory

Organization

United States Department of State

Mission

The Department's mission is to shape and sustain a peaceful, prosperous, just, and democratic world and foster conditions for stability and progress for the benefit of the American people and people everywhere. This mission is shared with the USAID, ensuring we have a common path forward in partnership as we invest in the shared security and prosperity that will ultimately better prepare us for the challenges of tomorrow.

Organizational Expertise

Capacity Building, Climate/Environment, Gender / Womens Empowerment, Policy Development

Technologies & Fuels

Not Applicable

Clean Cooking Activities

The United States government anticipates contributing, subject to the availability of funds, up to $200 million through 2020 towards an enhanced range of work, including: mobilizing up to $125 million in private financing by providing loan guarantees to private capital debt investors in the clean cookstove sector (USAID); investing $59 million in new research to build the evidence base for clean cooking interventions (EPA, NIH, CDC), and contributing $16 million towards field activities to improve health, empower women, mitigate environmental and climate impacts, and foster economic growth (State Department, USAID, EPA, Peace Corps). OPIC is also renewing its commitment of up to $50 million in debt financing support for clean cooking businesses.

Partnership

The U.S. Department of State is a national donor partner of the Alliance.

Regions Operating In

Northern America

Country Based In

United States

Address

2201 C Street, NW

Washington , DC 20037

Primary Point of Contact

Name: Mr. Jacob Moss

Title: Director of U.S. Cookstoves Initiatives

Email: mossje@state.gov

Secondary Point of Contact

Name: Ms. Rachel Kastenberg

Title:

Email: kastenbergrl@state.gov