Paloma Adams-Allen Explained

Paloma Adams-Allen
Children:2
Office:Deputy Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development for Management and Resources
Term Start:October 12, 2021
Term End:April 30, 2024
Predecessor:Bonnie Glick
President:Joe Biden
Office1:President of the Inter-American Foundation
Term Start1:April 2017
Term End1:October 2021
Predecessor1:Robert Kaplan
Successor1:Sara Aviel
Birth Place:Jamaica
Education:Brown University (BA)
Johns Hopkins University (MA)
Georgetown University (JD)

Paloma Adams-Allen is a Jamaican-American foreign policy advisor who served as the deputy administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) for management and resources in the Biden administration from October 2021 to April 2024.

Early life and education

Adams-Allen was born and raised in Jamaica. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in development studies from Brown University, a Master of International Affairs from Johns Hopkins University, and a Juris Doctor from the Georgetown University Law Center.[1]

Career

From 1998 to 2000, Adams-Allen was the director of the Caribbean and Central America Action's financial services program. She was then a summer law associate at Coudert Brothers. In 2000, she joined the Organization of American States, serving as a senior advisor and regional manager. In 2010, she joined the United States Agency for International Development, serving as a senior advisor for Latin America and the Caribbean and later associate deputy administrator for the same region. From 2016 to 2017, she was the senior director of private sector partnerships at Winrock International. In April 2017, she became the president of the Inter-American Foundation.[2] [3]

Biden administration

On June 3, 2021, President Joe Biden nominated Adams-Allen to be the deputy administrator of USAID. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee held hearings on Adams-Allen's nomination on July 20, 2021. The committee favorably reported her nomination to the Senate floor on August 4, 2021.[4] Adams-Allen was confirmed by the entire Senate on October 5, 2021, by a vote of 79-20.[5]

Adams-Allen assumed office on October 12, 2021.[6] She resigned her position in April 2024.[7]

Personal life

Adams-Allen lives in Washington D.C., with her husband and two daughters.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Paloma Adams-Allen. 2021-06-05. Concordia. en-US.
  2. Web site: 2021-06-03. President Biden Announces Key Nominations. 2021-06-05. The White House. en-US.
  3. Web site: Gramer. Robbie. Biden to Tap Career Diplomat as Top Official on Refugee Policy. 2021-06-05. Foreign Policy. 3 June 2021 . en-US.
  4. Web site: PN634 — Paloma Adams-Allen — United States Agency for International Development 117th Congress (2021-2022) . US Congress . 5 October 2021. 23 March 2022.
  5. Web site: On the Nomination (Confirmation: Paloma Adams-Allen, of the District of Columbia, to be a Deputy Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development) . US Senate . 23 March 2022.
  6. Web site: REMARKS OF ADMINISTRATOR SAMANTHA POWER SWEARING-IN CEREMONY OF PALOMA ADAMS-ALLEN, USAID DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR FOR MANAGEMENT AND RESOURCES . United States Agency for International Development . 12 October 2021 . 23 March 2022.
  7. Web site: Celebrating Deputy Administrator Paloma Adams-Allen . United States Agency for International Development . 23 April 2024 . 26 June 2024.