USAID Assistant Administrator Honored by National Albanian American Council
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June 18, 2004
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WASHINGTON, DC - Dr. Kent R. Hill, Assistant Administrator for Europe and Eurasia at the U.S. Agency of International Development (USAID) has been honored by the National Albanian American Council (NAAC) with the "Mother Teresa Award for Contributions to Peace and Development in the Balkans." Dr. Hill and others were honored Friday night at the Eighth Annual Awards Dinner at the Plaza Hotel in New York.
"I am honored by this recognition from the NAAC and the members of the Albanian Diaspora which highlights the many USAID development and reconciliation projects at work in the Balkans," said Dr. Hill. "I want to give particular credit to hundreds of my USAID colleagues, both U.S. citizens and citizens of the region, and our partners like the NAAC, who are working hard to rebuild this troubled part of the world."
Heading the list of honorees was former Secretary of State James A. Baker who received special recognition for his historic role in supporting Albania's efforts to embrace a multi party political system and start a democracy building process. In addition, Mr. Ekrem Bardha and Mr. Peter Cole received "Lifetime Achievement" awards.
Dr. Hill assumed his duties as Assistant Administrator in 2001 and oversees USAID programs in countries from the Balkans to Central Asia, including the former Soviet Union.
Before coming to USAID, Hill served as the president of Eastern Nazarene College in Quincy, Mass., from 1992 to 2001. Prior to that, he was the president of the Institute on Religion and Democracy from 1986 to 1992. From 1980 to 1986, he taught history at Seattle Pacific University.
A graduate of Northwest Nazarene College in Nampa, Idaho, Hill has a Masters degree in Russian studies and a Ph.D. in history from the University of Washington in Seattle. He is a noted authority on human rights and religious freedom.
The National Albanian American Council is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to advocating for Albanians and promoting peace and economic development in the Balkans by fostering democratic policy, promoting peace and economic development in the Balkans by fostering democratic policy, promoting respect for human rights and conducting educational and developmental programs.
The U.S. Agency for International
Development has provided economic and humanitarian assistance
worldwide for more than 40 years.
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