Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development

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The Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development is the presidentially appointed, Senate-confirmed chief executive who leads and oversees U.S. foreign assistance and international development programs worldwide.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal government position
chief executive officer role
executive branch position
accountableTo United States Congress
appointedBy President of the United States
chairs USAID senior leadership team
collaboratesWith United Nations agencies
United States Department of Defense
United States Department of State
United States Department of the Treasury
multilateral development banks
non-governmental organizations
private sector partners
confirmedBy United States Senate
country United States of America
hasAuthorityOver USAID budget execution
USAID personnel and staffing decisions
USAID program design and approval
USAID strategic planning
headOf United States Agency for International Development
leads formulation of U.S. development policy
implementation of U.S. development policy
legalBasis Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
memberOf United States Government foreign policy team
nominatedBy President of the United States
officeType chief executive of USAID
oversees USAID functional bureaus
USAID missions worldwide
USAID operating units
USAID regional bureaus
partOf United States Agency for International Development
presents USAID budget requests to Congress
primaryLocation Washington, D.C.
reportsTo President of the United States
United States Secretary of State
requires advice and consent of the United States Senate
responsibleFor U.S. foreign assistance programs
climate and environmental programs
democracy and governance programs
economic growth and trade programs
education and youth development programs
food security and agriculture programs
global health programs
humanitarian assistance programs
international development programs
shortName USAID Administrator
termLength no fixed term
testifiesBefore United States congressional committees


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