New Mission Director for Iraq Sworn-in
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 9, 2006
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WASHINGTON D.C. - The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced the swearing in of Ms. Hilda "Bambi" Arellano as its new Mission Director for Iraq. Director of U.S. Foreign Assistance and USAID Administrator Randall L. Tobias presided at the event and administered the oath to Arellano.
"Our country's commitment to supporting Iraq as it builds the foundations of a free society is everywhere in evidence. Bambi will build on these achievements as the leader of a most impressive team. I am looking forward to working with Bambi over the next year and am convinced that she will build on the many successes of our previous directors," said Ambassador Tobias.
Among other objectives, as Mission Director, Arellano will:
- Manage the mission's goals to institute democratic practices.
- Increase exports and income generation opportunities for the poor.
- Improve management of important economic regions.
- Expand access to quality health services.
Joining USAID in 1987, Arellano's extensive experience includes service as Deputy Mission Director for Guatemala, Deputy Director in Bolivia, Mission Director in Ecuador and from 2001-2004, Director of USAID's Regional Services Center for Europe and Eurasia in Budapest, Hungary. Most recently she served as the Mission Director in Peru.
Before joining USAID, Arellano lived and worked in countries throughout Latin America, as well as other developing nations for 17 years. During that time she worked with the United Nations Volunteer Program in Peru and Bolivia on credit projects for rural women, and later with the World Bank and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) as a program consultant in Latin America and Africa.
A graduate of Cornell University with a bachelor's degree in Political Science, Arellano also holds a master's degree in Political Science from the University of Texas at Austin. Additionally, she received her master's of arts in Teaching (MAT) from Antioch College in Yellow Springs, OH. Arellano and her husband have four children.
For more information on USAID's programs in Iraq, please visit our website: http://www.usaid.gov/locations/asia_near_east/countries/iraq/.
The U.S. Agency for International Development has provided economic and humanitarian assistance worldwide for more than 40 years.
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