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Staff Directory, Bureau for Africa

Office Of The Assistant Administrator

Based in Washington, D.C., this office directs and supervises the activities of the Bureau and the USAID Missions in Africa, and currently includes the Assistant Administrator and two Deputy Assistant Administrators.

ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR
Katherine J.Almquist
(202)712-0500

SENIOR DEPUTY ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR
Earl Gast
202-712-0500

DEPUTY ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR
Franklin Moore
(202) 712-0500

COMMUNICATIONS ADVISOR
Ranta Russell
(202) 712-1137

Victorial Johnson - Secretary
(202) 712-1801

Julia Simpson - Secretary
(202) 712-0500

Office of Sustainable Development

The Office of Sustainable Development is responsible for: Leading the Bureau's strategic thinking in key technical areas; Supporting the Bureau and Africa Missions by providing analytical and technical assistance related to country programs; and Coordinating with donors and partner organizations to promote social and economic development.

ACTING DIRECTOR
Ron Greenberg
(202) 712-0307

Full Staff Directory of SD Office

Office of Development Planning

This office assumes the lead in defining the overall policy, program and procedural framework within which the country programs are designed and implemented, plays an active role in identifying and addressing cross-cutting issues, assures necessary budget support and collaborates with all relevant USAID/W offices to: Develop and monitor the Africa Bureau strategy for providing assistance to Africa; Manage an efficient, effective and responsive budget allocation system; and Provide outreach in support of the Africa program

ACTING DIRECTOR
Paul Knepp
(202) 712-4686

Office of Administrative Management Staff

The Administrative Management Staff provides expert advice regarding Africa Bureau structure, Mission composition, and the role of regional platforms. It sets administrative processes for the Bureau, and plans, manages, and executes budgetary resources for the Bureau in Washington. The office: oversees the Bureau’s Resource Harmonization Model, which seeks to recalibrate staffing and operational resources based on program funding and assistance priorities; represents the Bureau in critical management activities and overseas consolidation of services with State Department, strategic workforce planning, personnel assignment, organization management, and administrative support; executes actions regarding personnel, space planning and allocation, travel, security, responses to Freedom of Information Act inquiries, and telephone and personnel directories; and serves as the Bureau’s center for planning and coordinating continuity of operations.

ACTING DIRECTOR
Angela Muenzer
(202) 712-1448

ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
Desiree Savoy
(202) 712-4656

ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
Corey Croom
(202) 712-5923

ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
Tracie McCreary
(202) 712-4244

ADMINISTRATIVE OPERATIONS ASSISTANT
Evelyn Martin
(202) 712-4676

Office of West African Affairs

DIRECTOR
Natalie Freeman
(202) 712-5069

Program Analysis Support
Lennora Doores-Fendell
(202) 712-4295

Office of Southern Africa Affairs

DIRECTOR
Eric Loken
(202) 712-1135

Regional Advisor
Bill Penoyar
(202) 712-0442

Office of Eastern Africa Affairs

DIRECTOR
Carrie Thompson
202-712-0554

Acting Regional Advisor
Julia Escalona
202-712-4981

Office of Sudan Programs

DIRECTOR
Bradley Wallach
(202) 712-0125

Country Desk Officers

Based in Washington, D.C., the country desks function as liaisons between field offices and Washington-based management and technical staff, and between USAID and the public.

West Africa

BENIN - Cotonou
Rockfeler Herisse - (202) 712-4229

BURKINA FASO - Ouagadougou
Karen Towers - (202) 712-1008

CAMEROON - Yaounde
Torina Way - (202) 712-5963

CAPE VERDE - Praia
Yvette Malcioln - (202) 712-0185

CHAD - N'Djamena
Crystal Garrett - (202) 712-0371

CÔTE D'IVOIRE - Abidjan
Karen Towers - (202) 712-1008

EQUATORIAL GUINEA - Malabo
Torina Way - (202) 712-5963

GABON - Libreville
Torina Way - (202) 712-5963

GAMBIA - Banjul
Mike Enders -(202) 712-0139

GHANA - Accra
Torina Way - (202) 712-5963

GUINEA - Conakry
Mike Enders - (202) 712-0139

GUINEA BISSAU - Bissau
Lynne Doores-Fendell -(202) 712-4295

LIBERIA - Monrovia
Yvette Malcioln - (202) 712-0185

MALI - Bamako
Karen Towers - (202) 712-1008

MAURITANIA - Nouakchott
Lynne Doores-Fendell - (202) 712-4295

NIGER - Niamey
Karen Towers - (202) 712-1008

NIGERIA - Abuja
Rockfeler Herisse - (202) 712-4229

SÃO TOMÉ and PRINCIPE
Crystal Garrett - (202) 712-0371

SENEGAL - Dakar
Lynne Doores-Fendell - (202) 712-4295

SIERRA LEONE - Freetown
Mike Enders - (202) 712-0139

TOGO - Lome
Crystal Garrett - (202) 712-0371

USAID/West Africa (USAID/WA) - Ghana
Crystal Garrett - (202) 712-0371

Southern Africa

ANGOLA - Luanda
Ian MacNairn – (202) 712-5811

LESOTHO - Maseru
Rosalind Best – (202) 712-0839

MALAWI - Lilongwe
Marjorie Copson – (202) 712-1504

MOZAMBIQUE - Maputo
Deborah Mendelson – (202) 712-0302

NAMIBIA - Windhoek
Rosalind Best – (202) 712-0839

SOUTH AFRICA - Pretoria
Lorie Dobbins – (202) 712-1805

SWAZILAND - Mbabane
Rosalind Best – (202) 712-0839

ZAMBIA - Lusaka
Marjorie Copson – (202) 712-1504

ZIMBABWE - Harare
Lorie Dobbins – (202) 712-1805

USAID/Southern Africa (USAID/SA) - South Africa
Bill Penoyar – (202) 712-0442

Eastern Africa

BURUNDI - Bujumbura
Krista DesGranges – (202) 712-4457

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC - Bangui
Tanya Dalton – (202) 712-4732

DR Congo – Kinshasa
Julie Wood – (202) 712-5868

DJIBOUTI - Djibouti
Tanya Dalton – (202) 712-4732

ERITREA - Asmara
Tanya Dalton – (202) 712-4732

Ethiopia – Addis Ababa
Linda Kelley – (202) 712-1313

KENYA - Nairobi
Julia Escalona – (202) 712-4981

MADAGASCAR - Antananarivo
Olutokunbo L. Smoak – (202) 712-5453

MAURITIUS/SEYCHELLES/COMOROS
Olutokunbo L. Smoak – (202) 712-5453

RWANDA - Kigali
Olutokunbo L. Smoak – (202) 712-5453

Somalia – Nairobi
Julie Ciccarone – (202) 712-1626

SUDAN - Khartoum
Andrea Freeman – (202) 712-5509

TANZANIA - Dar es Salaam
Krista DesGranges – (202) 712-4457

UGANDA - Kampala
Krista DesGranges – (202) 712-4457

USAID/East Africa (USAID/EA) - Kenya
Julia Escalona – (202) 712-4981

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