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Louis Jacobson
By Louis Jacobson August 11, 2011
Back to Fully fund debt cancellation for heavily indebted poor countries

Gathering to discuss the issue is planned for later this year

During the presidential campaign, Barack Obama promised to work for "100 percent debt cancellation for the world's heavily-indebted poor countries.”

This is an ambitious promise, but there is evidence that the issue remains on the table within the administration.

Jubilee USA Network -- an alliance of more than 75 religious denominations and human rights, environmental, labor and community groups working on behalf of debt cancellation in Asia, Africa and Latin America -- told PolitiFact that it is currently working with the administration to set a date for a meeting about this promise in the fall.

"There will be a meeting with the administration this fall, but there is not a confirmed date or attendee list as of yet,” said Jennifer Tong, the group"s communications and development coordinator. "Most likely our partner organizations will be there as well.”

A planned meeting hardly equals a Promise Kept, but it demonstrates that the issue isn"t dead. So we"ll keep this promise at In the Works.

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Interview with Jennifer Tong, communications and development coordinator for Jubilee USA Network, Aug. 11, 2011