Kimm Honored for Housing Work at USAID
FrontLines - May 2009
Peter Kimm, who served 36
years with USAID as an expert
on housing, has been honored by
the Cooper Union Alumni
Association which named him as
one of the 150 outstanding
alumni over the 150 years of the
school’s existence.
Kimm helped millions of
poor people in developing countries
obtain decent shelter, clean
water, and other services. After
leading a combat unit in Korea
in 1952 and 1953, Kimm worked
as a steel worker and then as a
supervisor while attending college
at night. He received his
professional engineering license
from New York State in 1961.
Kimm was the director of
Housing and Urban Programs
for most of the 36 years he
worked for USAID. He oversaw
urban activities and programs in
some 75 countries utilizing a
system of regional offices that he
established. Later, he directed
the U.S.-Asia Environmental
Partnership from 1998 to 2002.
In addition to leading programs
that financed housing and urban infrastructure, throughout
his career Kimm advanced international
best practices in such
areas as community participation,
slum upgrading, institution
building, incremental housing
construction, and local financing
as well as promoting environmentally
sustainable economic
growth.
He is now chairman of the
International Housing Coalition
which advocates with world
decisionmakers for “Housing for
All,” especially slum dwellers.
He has been an advisor to the
World Bank, the United Nations,
and The Communities Group,
among others.
His work has been recognized
by many awards including the
United Nations Habitat Scroll of
Honor in 1996 and the USAID
Distinguished Career Service
Award in 2002.
The Cooper Union Alumni
Hall of Fame was to be dedicated
in New York City on
April 17 and will become a
part of the Great Hall Gallery
exhibition.
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