Jun Jin (he/his/him) is the Deputy General Counsel (Civil Service) for the U.S. Agency for International Development and a member of the Senior Executive Service.
Mr. Jin joined USAID in 2004 and over the course of his career, he has served in various legal and non-legal capacities, including as the Acting General Counsel, the Assistant General Counsel for Acquisition and Assistance, the West Africa Regional Legal Advisor to the U.S. Government’s President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief and to the USAID Mission to Nigeria based in Abuja, Nigeria, the USAID Senior Development Advisor to the World Bank Group in the Office of the U.S. Executive Director, and Senior Counsel in the GC Division for Acquisition & Assistance. Mr. Jin is the U.S. Government’s lead representative to the Methodology for Assessing Procurement Systems (MAPS) Working Group. Prior to USAID, Mr. Jin worked for five years as a lawyer in private practice, specializing in government contracts and construction litigation. He has taught courses in international development law and international procurement at The George Washington University Law School, the Elliott School of International Affairs at The George Washington University, and The Columbus School of Law at The Catholic University of America. Mr. Jin is the Executive Champion to the Asian Pacific American Employee Council and the Arab Americans in Foreign Affairs Agencies, two employee affinity groups at USAID. He also serves as the General Counsel and a Board Member to the Asian American Government Executive Network (AAGEN). Mr. Jin is a graduate of the George Washington University Law School and the University of Pennsylvania and is a member of the D.C. Bar.