Mission Directors | Organization | U.S. Agency for International Development

Africa

Angola

William M. Butterfield

Country Representative

William M. Butterfield serves as the Country Representative for USAID in Angola

Benin

Trevor Hublin

Country Representative

Trevor Hublin is the Country Representative to USAID/Benin

Burkina Faso

Alyson McFarland

USAID Country Representative

Alyson McFarland is the USAID Country Representative for Burkina Faso.

Burundi

Paul Richardson

USAID Country Representative

Paul Richardson serves as USAID Country Representative for Burundi

Cameroon

Philippe Accilien

USAID Country Representative

Philippe Accilien is the USAID/Country Representative for USAID/Cameroon.

Chad

Les McBride

USAID Country Representative

Les McBride is USAID's Country Representative to Chad.

Côte d’Ivoire

Yves Kore

USAID Country Representative

Yves Kore is the acting Country Representative for USAID/Côte d’Ivoire.

Democratic Republic of the Congo

John Dunlop

Mission Director

Mr. John Dunlop was sworn in as Mission Director for USAID Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Djibouti

Nancy Ostrowski

USAID Country Representative

Nancy Ostrowski serves as the Country Representative to the Republic of Djibouti.

East Africa & Kenya

David Gosney

Mission Director

David Gosney serves as the Mission Director for Kenya and East Africa.

Ethiopia

Scott Hocklander

Mission Director

Scott Hocklander serves as the Mission Director in Ethiopia.

Ghana

Kimberly Rosen

Mission Director

Ms. Kimberly Rosen currently serves as USAID's Mission Director for the bilateral program to Ghana.

Guinea & Sierra Leone

Alexious Butler

Mission Director

Ms. Alexious Butler serves as the Mission Director for USAID/Guinea and Sierra Leone.

Liberia

Jim Wright

Mission Director

Jim Wright was sworn in as Liberia Mission Director on July 26, 2021.

Madagascar

Michele Russell

Mission Director

Michele Russell serves as the Mission Director to Madagascar.

Malawi

Pamela Fessenden

Mission Director

Pamela Fessenden serves as the Mission Director for USAID/Malawi.

Mali

Oghale Oddo

Mission Director

Oghale Oddo serves as the Mission Director for Mali.

Mauritania

Lisa Washington-Sow

USAID Country Representative

Lisa Washington-Sow has serves as the USAID Country Manager in Mauritania.

Mozambique

Helen M. Pataki

Mission Director

Ms. Pataki serves as the Mission Director in Mozambique.

Namibia

McDonald C. Homer

Country Representative

McDonald C. Homer is the country representative for USAID Namibia.

Niger

Maria Barrón

Mission Director

Maria E. Barrón currently serves as USAID's Mission Director in Niger.

Nigeria

Melissa Jones

Mission Director

Melissa Jones serves as the Mission Director for USAID Nigeria.

Rwanda

Keisha Effiom

Mission Director

Keisha Effiom is the Mission Director for USAID Rwanda and Burundi

Senegal

Alyssa Leggoe

Mission Director

Alyssa Wilson Leggoe serves as the Mission Director for USAID/Senegal

Somalia

Catie Lott

Mission Director

Catie Lott is the Mission Director of USAID Somalia.

South Sudan

David Thompson

Mission Director

David Thompson serves as the USAID Mission Director for South Sudan.

Sudan

Margaret Sancho

Mission Director

Margaret Sancho is the Mission Director for USAID Sudan

Southern Africa

Leslie Marbury

Mission Director, USAID Southern Africa

Leslie Marbury is responsible for all USAID programming in Southern Africa.

Tanzania

Craig Hart

Mission Director

Craig Hart is the Mission Director for USAID Tanzania.

Uganda

Daniele Nyirandutiye

Mission Director

Daniele Nyirandutiye is the Mission Director for USAID Uganda

West Africa

Jo Lesser-Oltheten

Mission Director

Jo Lesser-Oltheten is the mission director for USAID/West Africa.

Zambia

Peter A. Wiebler

Mission Director

Peter A. Wiebler serves as Mission Director for USAID/Zambia.

Zimbabwe

Janean Davis

Mission Director

Janean Davis serves as the Mission Director for Zimbabwe.

Asia

Afghanistan

Joel Sandefur

Mission Director

Joel Sandefur is a member of the Senior Foreign Service. Most recently, he was USAID’s Foreign Service Deputy General Counsel in the Office of the General Counsel.

Bangladesh

Reed J. Aeschliman

Mission Director

Reed Aeschliman serves as Mission Director for Bangladesh.

Burma

Adam Schmidt

Mission Director

Adam Schmidt serves as Mission Director for Burma

Cambodia

Kerry Pelzman

Mission Director

Kerry Pelzman serves as the Mission Director for USAID Cambodia.

Central Asia Regional

Luis A. Rivera

Regional Mission Director

Mr. Luis A. Rivera serves as Mission Director in USAID/Central Asia

India

Steven G. Olive, PhD

Mission Director, India and Bhutan

Dr. Steven Olive, a U.S. Senior Foreign Service Officer with the rank of Minister Counselor, leads the USAID Mission for India and Bhutan since September 2024.

Indonesia

Jeffery P. Cohen

Mission Director

Jeffery (Jeff) Cohen is a Senior Foreign Service Officer with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).

Laos

Michael McCord

Country Representative

Michael McCord serves as USAID/Laos Country Representative

Kyrgyz Republic

Sara Werth

Mission Director

Sara Werth began her tour as the USAID Mission Director to the Kyrgyz Republic in August 2024.

Mongolia and Philippines

Ryan Washburn

Mission Director

Ryan Washburn is the USAID Mission Director to the Philippines and Mongolia

Nepal

Sepideh Keyvanshad

Senior Deputy Assistant Administrator/Acting Chief Human Capital Office

Sepideh Keyvanshad is the Senior Deputy Assistant Administrator / Acting Chief Human Capital Officer in the Office of Human Capital and Talent Management (HCTM).

Pacific Islands

Zema Semunegus

Mission Director

Ms. Zema Semunegus is a Senior Foreign Service Officer and is the Mission Director for USAID/Pacific Islands.

Pakistan

V. Kate Somvongsiri

Mission Director

Veeraya (Kate) Somvongsiri serves as Mission Director for USAID Pakistan.

Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu

Nino Nadiradze

Country Representative

Nino Nadiradze serves as the USAID Country Representative to Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu.

Regional Development Mission for Asia

Steven G. Olive, PhD

Mission Director, India and Bhutan

Dr. Steven Olive, a U.S. Senior Foreign Service Officer with the rank of Minister Counselor, leads the USAID Mission for India and Bhutan since September 2024.

Sri Lanka and the Maldives

Gabriel Grau

Mission Director

Mr. Gabriel Grau is the USAID’s Mission Director for Sri Lanka and the Maldives.

John P Riordan

Mission Director

John P. Riordan serves as Mission Director for USAID/Tajikistan

Tajikistan

Uzbekistan

Mikaela Meredith

Mission Director

Mikaela Meredith served as the USAID Uzbekistan Mission Director.

Vietnam

Aler Grubbs

Mission Director

Aler Grubbs serves as Mission Director for Vietnam.

Europe and Eurasia

Albania

Mischere Kawas

Senior Development Advisor

Mischere Kawas was sworn in as Senior Development Advisor for USAID/Albania in May 2021.

Armenia

John G. Allelo

Mission Director

Mr. Allelo currently serves as the Mission Director of USAID/Armenia.

Azerbaijan

Michael Nehrbass

Mission Director

Mr. Michael Nehrbass assumed his position as the new Mission Director for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in Azerbaijan in August 2022.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Courtney Chubb

Mission Director

Courtney Chubb serves as the Mission Director for USAID Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Georgia

John A Pennell

Mission Director

John A. Pennell, a Career Member of the U.S. Senior Foreign Service, rank of Minister Counselor, is the Mission Director for USAID/Caucasus, based in Tbilisi, Georgia.

Greenland

Patrick E. Meyer

Senior Development Advisor

As the Senior Development Advisor for USAID/Greenland, Dr. Patrick E. Meyer serves as USAID’s representative to the Government of Greenland and is based in the new U.S. Consulate in Nuuk, Greenland.

Kosovo

Mary Eileen Devitt

Mission Director

Mary Eileen Devitt is a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service with the rank of Minister Counselor.

Moldova

Jeff Bryan

Mission Director

Mr. Jeff Bryan serves as Mission Director for USAID Moldova.

North Macedonia

Jeri Dible

Country Representative

Jeri serves as the USAID Country Representative for the Republic of North Macedonia.

Serbia

Brooke A. Isham

Mission Director

Ms. Brooke Isham serves as Mission Director for USAID/Serbia.

Ukraine

Julie A. Koenen

Mission Director

Julie Koenen has been Ukraine Mission Director since July 2024.

Latin America & the Caribbean

Brazil

Ted Gehr

Mission Director

Ted Gehr is the new Mission Director of USAID/Brazil. He has worked for USAID for 27 years.

Colombia

Anupama Rajaraman

Mission Director

Ms. Anu Rajaraman serves as Mission Director in Colombia.

Dominican Republic

Ms. Rebecca Latorraca is a Foreign Service Officer with the U. S. Agency for International Development (USAID). She began her tenure as Mission Director to the USAID/Dominican Republic in April, 2021.

Ecuador

Daniel Sanchez-Bustamante

USAID Country Representative

Daniel Sanchez-Bustamante currently serves as the Mission Director of USAID/Ecuador.

El Salvador, Central America & Mexico

Christopher Cushing

Mission Director

Christopher (Chris) Cushing is the Mission Director to USAID El Salvador/ECAM (El Salvador, Central America, Mexico).

Guatemala

Haven Cruz-Hubbard

Mission Director

Mr. Cruz-Hubbard was appointed as Mission Director to Guatemala in October of 2022.

Honduras

Jamaica

Jaidev Singh

Country Representative

Dr. Jaidev “Jay” Singh is a career Senior Foreign Service Officer and currently serves as the United States Agency for International Development’s Country Representative in Jamaica (USAID/Jamaica)