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
Gloria Steele
(Acting)
since January 20, 2021
NominatorPresident of the United States
Inaugural holderFowler Hamilton
Formation1961
DeputyVacant
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]

The position has been vacant since November 6, 2020, when Acting Administrator John Barsa was 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 and named Basra to her position in an acting capacity, while keeping the administrator's position vacant. As a result, Basra remains the agency's top executive.[2] The Biden administration has nominated Samantha Power to become the next administrator pending Senate confirmation. Gloria Steele is currently serving as acting administrator.[3]

List of Administrators
No. Administrator Tenure President(s) served under
1 Fowler Hamilton[4] 1961–1962 John F. Kennedy
2 David E. Bell[4] 1962–1966 John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson
3 William Gaud[4] 1966–1969 Lyndon B. Johnson
4 John A. Hannah[5] 1969–1973 Richard Nixon
5 Daniel Parker[5] 1973–1977 Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford
6 John J. Gilligan[5] 1977–1979 Jimmy Carter
7 Douglas Bennet[5] 1979–1981
8 M. Peter McPherson[5] 1981–1987 Ronald Reagan
9 M. Alan Woods[5] 1987–1989 Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush
10 Ronald Roskens[5] 1990–1992 George H. W. Bush
11 J. Brian Atwood[6] May 10, 1993 – 1999 Bill Clinton
12 J. Brady Anderson[6] 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
19 Samantha Power Nominee Joe Biden

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. ON USAID LEADERSHIP
  3. Biden names acting heads of development agencies
  4. "Kennedy, Johnson and the early years". Devex. July 23, 2014. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
  5. "The Cold War and its aftermath". Devex. July 23, 2014. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
  6. "The clashes of the 1990s". Devex. July 23, 2014. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
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