USAID Organization
The U.S. Agency for International Development is headquartered in Washington, D.C. and has field offices in many of the countries where we have programs. For a graphical representation of this structure, please see the USAID Organization Chart.
Leadership
USAID is headed by an Administrator and Deputy Administrator, both appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate. The current Administrator and Director of U.S. Foreign Assistance is Henrietta H. Fore; and the Acting Deputy Administrator is James Kunder, and the agency's Counselor is Lisa Chiles, and USAID's Chief Operating Officer is Alonzo Fulgham.
Bureaus
In Washington, USAID's major organization units are called bureaus. Each bureau houses the staffs responsible for major subdivisions of the agency's activities.
USAID has both geographic bureaus (which are responsible for the overall activities in the countries where we have programs) and functional bureaus (that conduct agency programs that are world-wide in nature or that cross geographic boundries.) The agency's geographic bureaus -- and the Assistant Administors are:
- Sub-Saharan Africa (AFR) | Katherine J. Almquist, Assistant Administrator
- Asia (A) | Mark Ward, Senior Deputy Assistant Administrator
- Latin America & the Caribbean (LAC) | José R. Cárdenas, Acting Assistant Administrator
- Europe and Eurasia (E&E) | Douglas Menarchik, Assistant Administrator
- Middle East (ME) | George Laudato, Administrator’s Special Assistant for the Middle East
USAID's functional bureaus are:
- Global Health | Kent Hill, Assistant Administrator
- Economic Growth, Agriculture, and Trade | Jacqueline E. Schafer, Assistant Administrator
- Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance | Michael E. Hess Assistant Administrator
In addition, certain major headquarters functions are also assigned to bureaus. Headquarters bureaus are:
- Management (M) | Sean Mulvaney
- Legislative and Public Affairs (LPA) | Jeffrey Grieco, Assistant Administrator
- Policy and Program Coordination (PPC) | Vacant
Each bureau is headed by an Assistant Administrator, appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate.
Independent Offices
In addition to these bureaus, USAID has several independent offices that carry-out discrete functions for the agency. These offices are headed by directors who are appointed by the USAID Administrator. USAID's Independent offices are:
- Office of the Executive Secretariat (ES) | Vacant
- Office of Equal Opportunity Programs (EOP) | Jessalyn L. Pendarvis
- Office of the General Counsel (GC) | Alan R. Swendiman
- Office of Small Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) | Mauricio Vera, Director
- Office of Security (SEC) | Randy Streufert , Director (Acting)
Inspector General
The Office of the Inspector General reviews the integrity of Agency operations through audits, appraisals, investigations and inspections.
- Office of the Inspector General | Donald A. Gambatesa
A more complete description of these organizational units, authorities and responsibilities is available in Chapter 101 of the agency's Automated Directives System (ADS).
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