The administrator of the United States Agency for International Development is the head of the

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federal government's

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(USAID). The administrator is officially nominated by the

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and confirmed by the

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. A 2017 reorganization of the US

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placed the USAID administrator as a permanent member on the Deputies Committee.

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was appointed acting administrator on February 3, 2025.https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/live-updates/trump-second-term-live-updates/?id=118389757&entryId=118403212

List of administrators

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External links

USAID Leadership
* United States Agency for International Development 1961 establishments in Washington, D.C.