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).
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
A national security council (NSC) is usually an executive branch governmental body responsible for coordinating policy on national security issues and advising chief executives on matters related to national security. An NSC is often headed by a na ...
, placed the USAID administrator as a permanent member on the Deputies Committee.
The position was vacant from November 6, 2020, until January 20, 2021, as acting Administrator
John Barsa had been forced to resign under the requirements of the
Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998. Instead of nominating Barsa and sending it to the U.S. Senate, President
Donald Trump fired Deputy Administrator
Bonnie Glick
Bonnie Glick is an American diplomat and businesswoman who served as the Deputy Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development from 2019 to 2020. Nominated for the post by President Donald Trump in April 2018, she was conf ...
and named Barsa to her position in an acting capacity, while keeping the administrator's position vacant. As a result, Barsa remained the agency's top executive. The Biden administration nominated
Samantha Power to become the next administrator, and she was confirmed by the Senate on a vote of 68–26.
Biden names acting heads of development agencies
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List of administrators
References
External links
USAID Leadership
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United States Agency for International Development
1961 establishments in Washington, D.C.
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