| Post: | Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development |
| Insignia: | Seal of the United States Agency for International Development.svg |
| Insigniasize: | 150px |
| Insigniacaption: | Seal of USAID |
| Flag: | Flag of the United States Agency for International Development.gifborder |
| Flagsize: | 208 |
| Flagalt: | Flag of USAID |
| Flagcaption: | Flag of USAID |
| Incumbent: | Samantha Power |
| Department: | United States Agency for International Development |
| Acting: | no |
| Incumbentsince: | May 3, 2021 |
| Deputy: | Paloma Adams-Allen, Deputy Adminisator For Management And Resources Isobel Coleman, Deputy Adminisator For Policy And Programming |
| Nominator: | President of the United States |
| Formation: | 1961 |
| Inaugural: | Fowler Hamilton |
| Website: | www.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).
The administrator is officially nominated by the president of the United States and confirmed by the United States Senate. A 2017 reorganisation of the US National Security Council, placed the USAID administrator as a permanent member on the Deputies Committee.[1]
The position was vacant from November 6, 2020, until January 20, 2021, as acting Administrator John Barsa had been forced to resign under the requirements of the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998. Instead of nominating Barsa and sending it to the U.S. Senate, President Donald Trump fired Deputy Administrator Bonnie Glick and named Barsa to her position in an acting capacity, while keeping the administrator's position vacant. As a result, Barsa remained the agency's top executive.[2] The Biden administration nominated Samantha Power to become the next administrator, and she was confirmed by the Senate on a vote of 68–26.[3]
| No. | Administrator | Tenure | Total days | President(s) served under | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fowler Hamilton[4] | 1961–1962 | 365* | John F. Kennedy | |
| 2 | David E. Bell | 1962–1966 | 1461* | John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson | |
| 3 | William Gaud | 1966–1969 | 1096* | Lyndon B. Johnson | |
| 4 | John A. Hannah[5] | 1969–1973 | 1461* | Richard Nixon | |
| 5 | Daniel Parker | 1973–1977 | 1461* | Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford | |
| 6 | John J. Gilligan | 1977–1979 | 730* | Jimmy Carter | |
| 7 | Douglas Bennet | 1979–1981 | 731* | ||
| 8 | M. Peter McPherson | 1981– October 15, 1987 | 2191* | Ronald Reagan | |
| 9 | M. Alan Woods | 1987–1989 | 731* | Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush | |
| 10 | Ronald Roskens | 1990–1992 | 730* | George H. W. Bush | |
| 11 | J. Brian Atwood[6] | May 10, 1993 – 1999 | 2278* | Bill Clinton | |
| 12 | J. Brady Anderson | August 2, 1999 – January 20, 2001 | 527 | ||
| 13 | Andrew Natsios | May 2001 – January 14, 2006 | 1720 | George W. Bush | |
| 14 | Randall L. Tobias | March 31, 2006 – April 27, 2007 | 393 | ||
| 15 | Henrietta H. Fore | November 14, 2007 – January 20, 2009 | 434 | ||
| – | Alonzo Fulgham | January 20, 2009 – January 7, 2010(Acting) | 353 | Barack Obama | |
| 16 | Rajiv Shah | January 7, 2010 – February 19, 2015 | 1870 | ||
| – | Alfonso E. Lenhardt | February 19, 2015 – December 2, 2015(Acting) | 287 | ||
| 17 | Gayle E. Smith | December 2, 2015 – January 20, 2017 | 416 | ||
| – | Wade Warren | January 20, 2017 – August 7, 2017(Acting) | 200 | Donald Trump | |
| 18 | Mark Green | August 7, 2017 – April 10, 2020 | 978 | ||
| – | April 13, 2020 – November 6, 2020(Acting) | 208 | |||
| – | Gloria Steele[7] | January 20, 2021 – May 2, 2021 (Acting) | 103 | Joe Biden | |
| 19 | Samantha Power | May 3, 2021 – Present | – | ||
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