USAID Press Releases
Recent Press Releases from the U.S. Agency for International Development.



USAID Announces New Mission Director to Regional Mission in Ukraine (Jul 18)
The Acting Deputy Administrator for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), James Kunder, today administered the oath of office to Janina Jaruzelski as Mission Director for the USAID Regional Mission in Ukraine.


USAID Launches Community Connector with Sister Cities International (Jul 18)
Henrietta Fore, Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), formally launched Community Connector at the Sister Cities International (SCI) annual conference today in Kansas City. Senator Sam Brownback and SCI Executive Director Patrick Madden helped to kick-off this new, international community partnership program.


Design Studio Honors USAID-supported Botswana Furniture Maker (Jul 17)
Design Within Reach in Bethesda, Md. recently hosted Peter Mabeo of MABEO Furniture to talk about his company and his contemporary furniture line manufactured in Botswana. The event was in conjunction with the seventh U.S. Sub-Saharan Africa Trade and Economic Cooperation Forum, which featured Mabeo as a speaker.


USAID Announces New Mission Director to Panama (Jul 15)
Littleton "Lit" Tazewell, the U.S. Agency for International Development's (USAID) legal adviser for Central Asian Republics, is now the mission director in Panama. The promotion took place this afternoon after Jim Kunder, USAID's acting deputy administrator, provided the oath of office during a brief ceremony.


USAID Administrator Leads U.S. Delegation at Kosovo Donors Conference (Jul 10)
Director of U.S. Foreign Assistance and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator, Henrietta Fore, will be in Brussels Friday to lead the U.S. delegation at the international donors conference for Kosovo.


Trust, Cooperation Will Drive New Trade Effort in West Bank/Gaza (Jul 7)
Boosting trade in the West Bank and Gaza by improving management of border crossings is the goal of a new, three-year, $12 million program awarded to U.S.-based Chemonics International, Inc.


Partnership Seeks to Strengthen Ethiopian Public Health System (Jul 15)
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has awarded a $50 million cooperative agreement to U.S.-based Pathfinder International to fund a five-year program that will make sustainable improvements to key family health services and planning in Ethiopia.


New USAID Mission Director for Uganda Sworn In (Jul 7)
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced today the swearing in of David Eckerson as its new Mission Director for Uganda. Administrator Henrietta H. Fore presided at the event and administered the oath to Mr. Eckerson.


USAID Administrator Officiates at Vietnam Mission Opening (Jul 7)
As part of her official visit to Vietnam, U.S. Agency for International Development Administrator Henrietta Fore presided at a ceremonial opening of the agency's new mission in Hanoi.


USAID Announces Youth-Focused HIV/AIDS Programs in Ethiopia (Jul 2)
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) awarded a $500,000 grant to the YMCA of the USA to combat HIV/AIDS in Ethiopia. The program will provide youth access to basic HIV prevention education and vital medical services and improve existing care and prevention programs in five underserved communities in the cities of Addis Ababa and Adama.