Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development

The Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development is the head of the United States federal government's Agency for International Development (USAID).

Administrator of the
United States Agency for
International Development
Incumbent
John Barsa
Acting

since April 11, 2020
NominatorPresident of the United States
Inaugural holderFowler Hamilton
Formation1961
Websitewww.usaid.gov

The Administrator is officially nominated by the President of the United States and confirmed by the United States Senate. A 2017 reorganisation of the US National Security Council, placed the USAID Administrator as a permanent member on the Deputies Committee.[1]

List of Administrators

Administrator Tenure President(s) served under
Fowler Hamilton[2] 1961–1962 John F. Kennedy
David E. Bell[2] 1962–1966 John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson
William Gaud[2] 1966–1969 Lyndon B. Johnson
John A. Hannah[3] 1969–1973 Richard Nixon
Daniel Parker[3] 1973–1977 Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford
John J. Gilligan[3] 1977–1979 Jimmy Carter
Douglas Bennet[3] 1979–1981
M. Peter McPherson[3] 1981–1987 Ronald Reagan
M. Alan Woods[3] 1987–1989 Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush
Ronald Roskens[3] 1990–1992 George H. W. Bush
J. Brian Atwood[4] May 10, 1993 – 1999 Bill Clinton
J. Brady Anderson[4] August 2, 1999 – 2001
Andrew Natsios May 2001 – January 14, 2006 George W. Bush
Randall L. Tobias March 31, 2006 – April 27, 2007
Henrietta H. Fore November 14, 2007 – January 20, 2009
Rajiv Shah January 7, 2010 – February 19, 2015 Barack Obama
Gayle E. Smith December 2, 2015 – January 20, 2017
Mark Green August 7, 2017 – April 10, 2020 Donald Trump
John Barsa (acting) April 11, 2020 – present

References

  1. Morris, Scott. "Maybe the Trump Administration Just Elevated Development Policy, or Maybe Not". Center for Global Development. Archived from the original on 2017-02-11. Retrieved 2017-02-08.
  2. "Kennedy, Johnson and the early years". Devex. July 23, 2014. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
  3. "The Cold War and its aftermath". Devex. July 23, 2014. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
  4. "The clashes of the 1990s". Devex. July 23, 2014. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
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