Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development

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Administrator of the
United States Agency for
International Development
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Nominator President of the United States
Formation1961
Abolished2025 (de facto)
Website www.usaid.gov

The administrator of the United States Agency for International Development was the head of the United States federal government's Agency for International Development (USAID).

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The administrator was 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]

List of administrators

No.ImageAdministratorTenureTotal days President(s) served under
1 President John F. Kennedy Attends Swearing-in Ceremony of Fowler Hamilton, Administrator of the Agency for International Development (AID) (AR6815-B) (cropped).jpg Fowler Hamilton [2] September 30, 1961 – December 7, 1962433 John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson
2 David E. Bell.png David E. Bell [2] December 21, 1962 – July 31, 19661318Lyndon B. Johnson
3William Gaud [2] August 3, 1966 – January 10, 1969892Lyndon B. Johnson
4 John A Hannah 1969 CDC.jpg John A. Hannah [3] April 2, 1969 – October 7, 19731650 Richard Nixon
5Daniel Parker [3] October 31, 1973 – January 19, 19771177Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford
6 John Gilligan (1973) (cropped).png John J. Gilligan [3] March 30, 1977 – March 31, 1979732 Jimmy Carter
7 Douglas J. Bennet, State 1993-04- Iss 365 (IA sim state-magazine 1993-04 365) (page 13 crop).jpg Douglas Bennet [3] August 3, 1979 – January 20, 1981537
8 M Peter McPherson at lectern in 1981 (cropped).jpg M. Peter McPherson [3] February 27, 1981 – August 7, 19872353 Ronald Reagan
9M. Alan Woods [3] December 1, 1987 – June 29, 1989577Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush
10 Ronald Roskens.png Ronald Roskens [3] March 22, 1990 – December 1, 1992986 George H. W. Bush
11 J. Brian Atwood (State Magazine 1997-06- Iss 406 (IA sim state-magazine 1997-06 406), page 6 crop).jpg J. Brian Atwood [4] May 10, 1993 – June 30, 19992243 Bill Clinton
12 J. Brady Anderson [4] August 2, 1999 – January 20, 2001528
13 Natsios Andrew.jpg Andrew Natsios May 1, 2001 – January 14, 20061720 George W. Bush
14 Tobias randall l.jpg Randall L. Tobias March 31, 2006 – April 27, 2007393
15 Fore Henrietta.jpg Henrietta H. Fore November 14, 2007 – January 20, 2009434
Alonzo L Fulgham.jpg Alonzo Fulgham January 20, 2009 – January 7, 2010 (acting)353 Barack Obama
16 Rajiv Shah official portrait.jpg Rajiv Shah January 7, 2010 – February 19, 20151870
U.S. Ambassador to Tanzania Alfonso E. Lenhardt.jpg Alfonso E. Lenhardt February 19, 2015 – December 2, 2015 (acting)287
17 Gayle Smith USAID Portrait.jpg Gayle Smith December 2, 2015 – January 20, 2017416
Wade Warren (cropped).jpg Wade WarrenJanuary 20, 2017 – August 7, 2017 (acting)200 Donald Trump
18 Mark Green official photo.jpg Mark Green August 7, 2017 – April 10, 2020978
John D. Barsa (cropped).jpg John Barsa [5] April 13, 2020 – November 6, 2020 (acting)208
Gloria Steele [6] January 20, 2021 – May 2, 2021 (acting)103 Joe Biden
19 Administrator Samantha Power 2021.jpg Samantha Power [7] May 3, 2021 – January 20, 20251358
Jason Gray (cropped).jpg Jason Gray [8] January 20, 2025 – February 3, 2025 (acting)14Donald Trump
Official portrait of Secretary Marco Rubio.jpg Marco Rubio [9] February 3, 2025 – August 29, 2025 (acting)207
Russell Vought.jpg Russell Vought [10] August 29, 2025 – Present (acting)2

References

  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. 1 2 3 "Kennedy, Johnson and the early years". Devex. July 23, 2014. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "The Cold War and its aftermath". Devex. July 23, 2014. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
  4. 1 2 "The clashes of the 1990s". Devex. July 23, 2014. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
  5. "ON USAID LEADERSHIP". Archived from the original on 2020-11-07. Retrieved 2020-11-07.
  6. "Gloria D. Steele - Chief Operating Officer". CARE. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
  7. Biden names acting heads of development agencies
  8. Mitchell, Billy (2025-01-20). "CIOs of USDA, USAID named agency leaders until Trump picks enter office". FedScoop. Retrieved 2025-02-02.
  9. "Secretary Marco Rubio Appointed as Acting Administrator for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)". US Department of State. Retrieved 2025-02-04.
  10. "Rubio hands off USAID closeout to OMB Director Vought". POLITICO. Retrieved 2025-08-31.

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