Henrietta Holsman Fore is an American public health and international development executive who served as the 7th Executive Director of UNICEF till January 2022. Fore currently serves as Chairman and CEO of Holsman International,a management,investment,and advisory services company. She served in three presidential appointments under President George W. Bush:Fore was the first woman Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Director of U.S. Foreign Assistance,the 11th Under Secretary of Management in the Department of State,and the 37th Director of the United States Mint in the U.S. Department of Treasury. She was the presidential appointee for President George H. W. Bush at the United States Agency for International Development.
Jovita Carranza is an American businesswoman who served as the 26th Administrator of the Small Business Administration from 2020 to 2021,having previously served as the 44th Treasurer of the United States from 2017 to 2020. She was appointed to both roles by President Donald Trump. Before that she served as the Deputy Administrator of the Small Business Administration from December 2006 to January 2009. Appointed by President George W. Bush,Carranza was unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate. Prior to her first appointment to the SBA,Carranza served as Vice President of Air Operations for United Parcel Service (UPS) at its facility in Louisville,Kentucky.
Liliana Ayalde is the former United States Ambassador to Brazil and was previously the Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) for the United States State Department with responsibility for the Offices of Caribbean Affairs,Central American Affairs and Cuban Affairs. From January 2017 to September 2019 she served as the Civilian Deputy to the Commander and Foreign Policy Advisor for the United States Southern Command.
The federal Chief Information Officer of the United States,also known as the United States Chief Information Officer,is the administrator of the Office of Electronic Government,or the Office of the Federal CIO (OFCIO),which is part of the Office of Management and Budget. The President appoints the Federal CIO. The appointee does not require Senate confirmation. It was created by the E-Government Act of 2002.
Rajiv J. "Raj" Shah is an American physician,economist and executive. He is the president of the Rockefeller Foundation and a former government official and health economist who served as the 16th Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) from 2010 to 2015. Shah is the author of the book Big Bets:How Large-Scale Change Really Occurs,which was released by Simon Element on October 10,2023.
Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz is a Filipina lawyer,civil servant,and labor arbiter. She served as Secretary of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) of the Philippines under the administration of President Benigno Aquino III.
Alonzo Fulgham is an international development strategist and business executive. He served as the former Acting Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
African-Americans in foreign policy in the United States catalogs distinguished African Americans who have and continue to contribute to international development,diplomacy,and defense through their work with the U.S. Department of State,the U.S. Agency for International Development,the U.S. Information Agency,and the U.S. Congress,and other notable agencies and non-governmental organizations. The creators acknowledge the presence of the interagency contributions to the foreign affairs realm,and welcome additional content to showcase the achievements of African-Americans in other relevant USG agencies.
Carolyn "Carrie" Hessler-Radelet is the President &CEO of Global Communities. In 2017,she served as the President &CEO of Project Concern International (PCI),a San Diego based international development and humanitarian assistance organization,and spearheaded the merger of the organization with the Silver Spring,Maryland based Global Communities in 2020. Prior to leading PCI,Carrie was the 19th director of the Peace Corps,2014-2017. She was the Deputy Director and Chief Operating Officer of the Peace Corps from April 2010 to December 2015,serving as Acting Peace Corps Director from September 2012 until June 2014 when she was elevated to Director. She resigned on January 20,2017 to join Project Concern International (PCI) as its President &CEO.
Gayle Elizabeth Smith is the former CEO of the One Campaign. Smith was formerly Coordinator for Global COVID Response and Health Security at the U.S. Department of State. and was the former Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
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).
Michelle Selesky Giuda is an American businessperson and former government official.
Heidi R. King served as acting Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Erin Elizabeth McKee is an American diplomat who is the current assistant administrator of the United States Agency for International Development for Europe and Eurasia. She served as the United States Ambassador to Papua New Guinea,Solomon Islands and Vanuatu from 2019 to 2022.
Sarah-Ann Lynch is the American ambassador who had served United States ambassador to Guyana. She was nominated by President Donald Trump on September 13,2018 and presented her credentials on March 13,2019 to President David Granger. Ambassador Lynch was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on January 2,and was sworn in on January 11,2019.
Alina L. Romanowski is an American career diplomat who has served as the United States Ambassador to Iraq since June 2022. She previously served as the United States Ambassador to Kuwait from February 2020 to April 2022.
John Barsa is an American businessman and consultant who currently serves as the executive director of the Foundation for Human Rights in Cuba. Previously,Barsa served as the United States Agency for International Development Acting Administrator in 2020. Later,the White House requested that he assume the position of USAID Acting Deputy Administrator on November 7,2020,which effectively circumvented the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998 and would have required that he step down and leave the administrator's post vacant.
Paloma Adams-Allen is a Jamaican-American foreign policy advisor who has served as the deputy administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) for management and resources in the Biden administration since October 2021.
Sharon L. Cromer is an American diplomat who has served as the United States ambassador to the Gambia since March 2022.
