Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development

Administrator of the
United States Agency for
International Development
Incumbent
Gayle E. Smith

since December 2, 2015
Nominator Barack Obama
Inaugural holder Fowler Hamilton
Formation 1961
Website www.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 nominated by the President of the United States and confirmed by the United States Senate.

The current USAID Administrator is Gayle E. Smith, who was confirmed on November 30, 2015 and sworn in on December 2, 2015.[1][2][3]

List of Administrators

Administrator Tenure President(s) served under
Fowler Hamilton[4] 1961–1962 John F. Kennedy
David E. Bell[4] 1962–1966 John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson
William Gaud[4] 1966–1969 Lyndon B. Johnson
John A. Hannah[5] 1969–1973 Richard Nixon
Daniel Parker[5] 1973–1977 Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford
John J. Gilligan[5] 1977–1979 Jimmy Carter
Douglas Bennet[5] 1979–1981
M. Peter McPherson[5] 1981–1987 Ronald Reagan
Ronald Roskens[5] 1990–1992 George H.W. Bush
J. Brian Atwood[6] May 10, 1993–1999 Bill Clinton
J. Brady Anderson[6] August 2, 1999 – 2001
Andrew Natsios May 2001 – January 14, 2006 George W. Bush
Randall L. Tobias March 31, 2006 – April 27, 2007
Henrietta H. Fore November 14, 2007 – January 20, 2009
Rajiv Shah January 7, 2010 – February 19, 2015 Barack Obama
Gayle E. Smith December 2, 2015 – present

References

External links

USAID Leadership

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