United States Agency for International Development
United States government civilian foreign aid agency
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The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is the United States Government agency which is primarily responsible for administering civilian foreign aid.
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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | November 3, 1961 |
| Preceding agency | |
| Headquarters | Ronald Reagan Building Washington, D.C. |
| Employees | 3,893 career U.S. employees (FY 2016)[1] |
| Annual budget | $27.2 billion (FY 2016 Budgetary Resources)[2] |
| Agency executive |
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| Website | usaid |
| Footnotes | |
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Background
changePresident John F. Kennedy created USAID from its predecessor agencies in 1961 by executive order. USAID's programs are authorized by Congress in the Foreign Assistance Act,[4] which Congress supplements through directions in annual funding appropriation acts and other legislation. Although it is technically an independent agency, USAID operates subject to the foreign policy guidance of the President, Secretary of State, and the National Security Council.[5]
USAID operates in Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, and Eastern Europe.
List of Administrators
change| No. | Administrator | Tenure | President(s) served under |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fowler Hamilton[6] | 1961–1962 | John F. Kennedy |
| 2 | David E. Bell[6] | 1962–1966 | John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson |
| 3 | William Gaud[6] | 1966–1969 | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| 4 | John A. Hannah[7] | 1969–1973 | Richard Nixon |
| 5 | Daniel Parker[7] | 1973–1977 | Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford |
| 6 | John J. Gilligan[7] | 1977–1979 | Jimmy Carter |
| 7 | Douglas Bennet[7] | 1979–1981 | |
| 8 | M. Peter McPherson[7] | 1981–1987 | Ronald Reagan |
| 9 | M. Alan Woods[7] | 1987–1989 | Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush |
| 10 | Ronald Roskens[7] | 1990–1992 | George H. W. Bush |
| 11 | J. Brian Atwood[8] | May 10, 1993 – 1999 | Bill Clinton |
| 12 | J. Brady Anderson[8] | August 2, 1999 – 2001 | |
| 13 | Andrew Natsios | May 2001 – January 14, 2006 | George W. Bush |
| 14 | Randall L. Tobias | March 31, 2006 – April 27, 2007 | |
| 15 | Henrietta H. Fore | November 14, 2007 – January 20, 2009 | |
| 16 | Rajiv Shah | January 7, 2010 – February 19, 2015 | Barack Obama |
| 17 | Gayle E. Smith | December 2, 2015 – January 20, 2017 | |
| 18 | Mark Green | August 7, 2017 – April 10, 2020 | Donald Trump |
| — | John Barsa (acting) | April 11, 2020 – November 6, 2020 | |
| 19 | Samantha Power | Since April 29, 2021 | Joe Biden |
References
change- ↑ "Agency Financial Report, FY 2016" (PDF). USAID. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 September 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2016. Page 3.
- ↑ "Agency Financial Report, FY 2016" (PDF). USAID. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 September 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2016. Page 28.
- ↑ "USAID History". USAID. Archived from the original on 2012-05-15. Retrieved 2014-08-07.
- ↑ "USAID: Automated Directives System 400" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2003-11-19. Retrieved 2013-05-27.
- ↑ USAID. "ADS Chapter 101.2 Agency Programs and Functions" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 November 2003. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Kennedy, Johnson and the early years". Devex. July 23, 2014. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 "The Cold War and its aftermath". Devex. July 23, 2014. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "The clashes of the 1990s". Devex. July 23, 2014. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
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