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Strathink Endorses President Obama’s Pick for USAID Administrator: Gayle Smith

Posted on September 29, 2015. Tags: , , , ,

(Re-posted) Last week President Obama announced his decision to appoint National Security Advisor Gayle Smith as USAID’s next administrator, pending approval by the Senate. Strathink hopes that the approval process goes quickly. A number of people have publicly opposed the President’s nomination, including Washington Post journalist Howard French and economist William Easterly. Why? Mr. French […]

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Gayle Smith’s bid to run USAID hits a snag

Posted on July 20, 2015. Tags: , , , ,

Read strathink.net’s endorsement of Gayle Smith for USAID Administrator here. By Molly Anders Gayle Smith, U.S. President Barack Obama’s nominee to lead the U.S. Agency for International Development, still awaits confirmation. Photo by: Laura Elizabeth Pohl / Bread for the World / CC BY-NC In April, Gayle Smith was nominated by U.S. President Barack Obama to serve as the next administrator of […]

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Statement from Acting Administrator Alfonso E. Lenhardt on President Obama’s Intent to Nominate Gayle Smith as USAID Administrator

Posted on April 30, 2015. Tags: , ,

For Immediate Release Thursday, April 30, 2015 USAID Press Office Telephone: +1.202.712.4320 | Email: USAIDPressOfficers@usaid.gov | Twitter: @USAIDPress “I am pleased that President Obama has announced today his intent to nominate Gayle Smith as USAID Administrator. I know our entire USAID family will welcome Gayle to lead our Agency at this time of unprecedented need around the globe. Gayle’s […]

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