Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development

Administrator of the
United States Agency for
International Development
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since November 24, 2025
Member ofNational Security Council Deputies Committee
NominatorPresident of the United States
Formation1961
Websitewww.usaid.gov

The administrator of the United States Agency for International Development is the head of the United States federal government's Agency for International Development (USAID).[1]

The administrator is officially nominated by the president of the United States and confirmed by the United States Senate. A 2017 reorganization of the US National Security Council placed the USAID administrator as a permanent member on the Deputies Committee.[2]

List of administrators

  Denotes acting capacity.
No. Name Start End Duration President(s)
1 Fowler Hamilton[3] October 3, 1961[4] December 7, 1962 1 year, 65 days John F. Kennedy
(1961–1963)
2 David Bell[3] December 21, 1962 July 31, 1966 3 years, 222 days
Lyndon B. Johnson
(1963–1969)
3 William Gaud[3] August 3, 1966 January 10, 1969 2 years, 180 days
4 John Hannah[5] April 2, 1969 October 7, 1973 4 years, 188 days Richard Nixon
(1969–1974)
5 Daniel Parker[5] October 31, 1973 January 19, 1977 3 years, 80 days
Gerald Ford
(1974–1977)
6 Jack Gilligan[5] March 30, 1977 March 31, 1979 2 years, 1 day Jimmy Carter
(1977–1981)
7 Douglas Bennet[5] August 3, 1979 January 20, 1981 1 year, 170 days
8 Peter McPherson[5] February 27, 1981 August 7, 1987 6 years, 161 days Ronald Reagan
(1981–1989)
9 Alan Woods[5] December 1, 1987 June 29, 1989 1 year, 210 days
George H. W. Bush
(1989–1993)
10 Ronald Roskens[5] March 22, 1990 December 1, 1992 2 years, 254 days
11 Brian Atwood[6] May 10, 1993 June 30, 1999 6 years, 51 days Bill Clinton
(1993–2001)
12 Brady Anderson[6] August 2, 1999 January 20, 2001 1 year, 171 days
13 Andrew Natsios May 1, 2001 January 14, 2006 4 years, 258 days George W. Bush
(2001–2009)
14 Randy Tobias March 31, 2006 April 27, 2007 1 year, 27 days
15 Henrietta Fore November 14, 2007 January 20, 2009 1 year, 67 days
– Alonzo Fulgham
Acting		 January 20, 2009 January 7, 2010 352 days Barack Obama
(2009–2017)
16 Raj Shah January 7, 2010 February 19, 2015 5 years, 12 days
– Alfonso Lenhardt
Acting		 February 19, 2015 December 2, 2015 286 days
17 Gayle Smith December 2, 2015 January 20, 2017 1 year, 49 days
– Wade Warren
Acting		 January 20, 2017 August 7, 2017 199 days Donald Trump
(2017–2021)
18 Mark Green August 7, 2017 April 10, 2020 2 years, 247 days
– John Barsa[7]
Acting		 April 13, 2020 January 20, 2021 282 days
– Gloria Steele[8]
Acting		 January 20, 2021 May 2, 2021 102 days Joe Biden
(2021–2025)
19 Samantha Power[9] May 3, 2021 January 20, 2025 3 years, 262 days
– Jason Gray[10]
Acting		 January 20, 2025 February 3, 2025 14 days Donald Trump
(2025–present)
– Marco Rubio[11]
Acting		 February 3, 2025 August 29, 2025 207 days
– Russ Vought[12]
Acting		 August 29, 2025 November 24, 2025 87 days
– Eric Ueland[13]
Acting		 November 24, 2025 Incumbent 277 days

References

  1. ↑ https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/principalofficers/administrator-aid
  2. ↑ Morris, Scott. "Maybe the Trump Administration Just Elevated Development Policy, or Maybe Not". Center for Global Development. Archived from the original on 2017-02-11. Retrieved 2017-02-08.
  3. 1 2 3 "Kennedy, Johnson and the Early Years". Devex. July 23, 2014. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
  4. ↑ https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1961-63v09/d117
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "The Cold War and Its Aftermath". Devex. July 23, 2014. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
  6. 1 2 "The Clashes of the 1990s". Devex. July 23, 2014. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
  7. ↑ "On USAID Leadership". Archived from the original on 2020-11-07. Retrieved 2020-11-07.
  8. ↑ "Gloria D. Steele - Chief Operating Officer". CARE International. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
  9. ↑ Biden names acting heads of development agencies
  10. ↑ Mitchell, Billy (January 20, 2025). "CIOs of USDA, USAID Named Agency Leaders Until Trump Picks Enter Office". FedScoop. Retrieved February 2, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Secretary Marco Rubio Appointed as Acting Administrator for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)". United States Department of State. Retrieved 2025-02-04.
  12. ↑ Ruhiyyih Ewing, Giselle (August 29, 2025). "Rubio Hands Off USAID Closeout to OMB Director Vought". Politico. Retrieved November 4, 2025.
  13. ↑ Bazail-Eimil, Eric; Ewing, Giselle Ruhiyyih; Kine, Phelim (2025-11-25). "What's Trump's Window to Strike Venezuela?". Politico. Retrieved 2025-12-16.

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