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The last few months have seen a bumper crop of “agendas” for the Obama administration on everything from climate change to education reform. In global health, some of the most influential American voices in development policy have advised the administration about where to focus U.S. global health efforts and how to spend aid for health effectively. The similarities across these missives are remarkable—they signify a level of technical consensus required for success.1 Read carefully, they show what many in the U.S. global health community are thinking about why global health is important, where improvements are needed, and what the future holds. Differences tend to center on technical details, framing, and money.