Merrell Tuck-Primdahl, communications director for the program at Brookings, interviews participants from the 15th annual . This year’s roundtable focused on U.S. leadership in foreign assistance, China’s influence and ambitions, how to support development on the ground, and more. Also in this episode, describes what members of the House and Senate will be doing in the upcoming weeks while Congress should be on its annual August recess. Subscribe to Brookings podcasts  or on , send feedback email to , and follow us and tweet us at  on Twitter. The Brookings Cafeteria is a part of the .