USAID is headed by an Administrator and two Deputy Administrators, who are appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate.

Administrator Samantha Power was sworn into office as the 19th Administrator of USAID on May 3, 2021. In addition to leading the world’s premier international development agency and its global staff of over 10,000 people, Administrator Power is the first USAID Administrator to be a member of the National Security Council. 

Michele Sumilas

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Michele Sumilas

Acting Deputy Administrator

Isobel Coleman

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Deputy Administrator for Policy and Programming

Clinton D White

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Counselor Clinton White

Counselor


Rebecca Chalif

Chief of Staff

Adam Siegel

Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy

Lydia Nylander

Deputy Chief of Staff for Management and Resources

Rob Berschinski

Senior Advisor

Jamille Bigio

Senior Coordinator for Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment

Jolisa Brooks

Special Advisor

Neneh Diallo

Chief Diversity Officer

Elvir Klempic

White House Liaison

Sophia Lalani

Senior Advisor to Deputy Administrator Coleman

Rayden Llano

Special Advisor

Eric G. Postel

Senior Advisor

Amatullah R'id

SENIOR ADVISOR TO DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR ADAMS-ALLEN

Colin Thomas-Jensen

National Security Director

Rebecca Wexler

Senior Director for Operations and Planning

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