The famously contrasting bureaucratic cultures of the State Department and USAID made a sharp impression on Donald Bliss, USAID’s executive…
USAID: Working With State and DOD on Counter Terrorism – and with Oliver North in Honduras
Elizabeth Kvitashvili’s USAID career took her from Afghanistan to Honduras to Russia. She led efforts to provide humanitarian assistance amidst crisis…
Winning the Peace – USAID and the Demobilization of the Nicaraguan Contras
In the 1980s, one of the focal points of U.S. foreign policy was the rise of leftist militants throughout the…
The Famine in Biafra — USAID’s Response to the Nigerian Civil War
Known as the ‘Giant of Africa,’ Nigeria stretches across the continent like a patchwork quilt, sewn together from dozens of…
Fifty Years in USAID
Back to Memoirs and Occasional Papers Fifty Years in USAID: Stories from the Front Line Published in November 2012 by…
Navigating an Attempted Coup in the Central African Republic
Navigating an Attempted Coup in the Central African Republic Brooklyn native Mosina Jordan graduated from NYU and earned her law…
Service to America’s Health and Environment
Service to America’s Health and Environment Threats like infectious disease and airborne pollutants don’t respect national boundaries, so our diplomats…
Service to Citizens Abroad
Service to Citizens Abroad Protecting American Citizens is the first priority of all U.S. diplomatic missions. While embassies and consulates…
Nominated Board Members
Dr. Sherry Lee Mueller, Sherry Lee Mueller, Ph.D., is a Distinguished Practitioner in Residence at the School of International Service…
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