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Administrator of the
United States Agency for
International Development
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Flag of USAID
since February 3, 2025
United States Agency for International Development
NominatorPresident of the United States
Inaugural holderFowler Hamilton
Formation1961
DeputyMichele Sumilas, Assistant to the Adminisator For Management And Resources
Isobel Coleman, Deputy Adminisator For Policy And Programming
Websitewww.usaid.gov

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).

The administrator is officially nominated by the president of the United States and confirmed by the United States Senate. A 2017 reorganization of the US National Security Council placed the USAID administrator as a permanent member on the Deputies Committee.[1]

Marco Rubio was appointed acting administrator on February 3, 2025.[2]

List of administrators

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No. Image Administrator Tenure Total days President(s) served under
1 Fowler Hamilton[3] September 30, 1961 – December 7, 1962 69 John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson
2 David E. Bell[3] December 21, 1961 – July 31, 1966 1684 Lyndon B. Johnson
3 William Gaud[3] August 3, 1966 – January 10, 1969 892 Lyndon B. Johnson
4 John A. Hannah[4] April 2, 1969 – October 7, 1973 1650 Richard Nixon
5 Daniel Parker[4] October 31, 1973 – January 19, 1977 1177 Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford
6 John J. Gilligan[4] March 30, 1977 – March 31, 1979 732 Jimmy Carter
7 Douglas Bennet[4] August 3, 1979 – January 20, 1981 537
8 M. Peter McPherson[4] February 27, 1981 – August 7, 1987 2353 Ronald Reagan
9 M. Alan Woods[4] December 1, 1987 – June 29, 1989 577 Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush
10 Ronald Roskens[4] March 22, 1990 – December 1, 1992 986 George H. W. Bush
11 J. Brian Atwood[5] May 10, 1993 – June 30, 1999 2243 Bill Clinton
12 J. Brady Anderson[5] August 2, 1999 – January 20, 2001 528
13 Andrew Natsios May 1, 2001 – January 14, 2006 1720 George W. Bush
14 Randall L. Tobias March 31, 2006 – April 27, 2007 393
15 Henrietta H. Fore November 14, 2007 – January 20, 2009 434
– Alonzo Fulgham January 20, 2009 – January 7, 2010 (acting) 353 Barack Obama
16 Rajiv Shah January 7, 2010 – February 19, 2015 1870
– Alfonso E. Lenhardt February 19, 2015 – December 2, 2015 (acting) 287
17 Gayle Smith December 2, 2015 – January 20, 2017 416
– Wade Warren January 20, 2017 – August 7, 2017 (acting) 200 Donald Trump
18 Mark Green August 7, 2017 – April 10, 2020 978
– John Barsa[6] April 13, 2020 – November 6, 2020 (acting) 208
– Gloria Steele[7] January 20, 2021 – May 2, 2021 (acting) 103 Joe Biden
19 Samantha Power[8] May 3, 2021 – January 20, 2025 1358
– Jason Gray[9] January 20, 2025 – February 3, 2025 (acting) 14 Donald Trump
– Marco Rubio[10] February 3, 2025 – present (acting) 2 days

References

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  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. ^ https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/live-updates/trump-second-term-live-updates/?id=118389757&entryId=118403212
  3. ^ a b c "Kennedy, Johnson and the early years". Devex. July 23, 2014. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g "The Cold War and its aftermath". Devex. July 23, 2014. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
  5. ^ a b "The clashes of the 1990s". Devex. July 23, 2014. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
  6. ^ "ON USAID LEADERSHIP". Archived from the original on 2020-11-07. Retrieved 2020-11-07.
  7. ^ "Gloria D. Steele - Chief Operating Officer". CARE. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
  8. ^ Biden names acting heads of development agencies
  9. ^ Mitchell, Billy (2025-01-20). "CIOs of USDA, USAID named agency leaders until Trump picks enter office". FedScoop. Retrieved 2025-02-02.
  10. ^ "Secretary Marco Rubio Appointed as Acting Administrator for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)". US Department of State. Retrieved 2025-02-04.
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