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Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development

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Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development

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 was 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.

Infobox

Website
www.usaid.gov
Abolished
2025 (de facto)
Formation
1961
Nominator
President of the United States

Tables

· List of administrators
1
1
No.
1
Administrator
Fowler Hamilton
Tenure
September 30, 1961 – December 7, 1962
Total days
433
President(s) served under
John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson
2
2
No.
2
Administrator
David E. Bell
Tenure
December 21, 1962 – July 31, 1966
Total days
1318
President(s) served under
Lyndon B. Johnson
3
3
No.
3
Administrator
William Gaud
Tenure
August 3, 1966 – January 10, 1969
Total days
892
President(s) served under
Lyndon B. Johnson
4
4
No.
4
Administrator
John A. Hannah
Tenure
April 2, 1969 – October 7, 1973
Total days
1650
President(s) served under
Richard Nixon
5
5
No.
5
Administrator
Daniel Parker
Tenure
October 31, 1973 – January 19, 1977
Total days
1177
President(s) served under
Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford
6
6
No.
6
Administrator
John J. Gilligan
Tenure
March 30, 1977 – March 31, 1979
Total days
732
President(s) served under
Jimmy Carter
7
7
No.
7
Administrator
Douglas Bennet
Tenure
August 3, 1979 – January 20, 1981
Total days
537
8
8
No.
8
Administrator
M. Peter McPherson
Tenure
February 27, 1981 – August 7, 1987
Total days
2353
President(s) served under
Ronald Reagan
9
9
No.
9
Administrator
M. Alan Woods
Tenure
December 1, 1987 – June 29, 1989
Total days
577
President(s) served under
Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush
10
10
No.
10
Administrator
Ronald Roskens
Tenure
March 22, 1990 – December 1, 1992
Total days
986
President(s) served under
George H. W. Bush
11
11
No.
11
Administrator
J. Brian Atwood
Tenure
May 10, 1993 – June 30, 1999
Total days
2243
President(s) served under
Bill Clinton
12
12
No.
12
Administrator
J. Brady Anderson
Tenure
August 2, 1999 – January 20, 2001
Total days
528
13
13
No.
13
Administrator
Andrew Natsios
Tenure
May 1, 2001 – January 14, 2006
Total days
1720
President(s) served under
George W. Bush
14
14
No.
14
Administrator
Randall L. Tobias
Tenure
March 31, 2006 – April 27, 2007
Total days
393
15
15
No.
15
Administrator
Henrietta H. Fore
Tenure
November 14, 2007 – January 20, 2009
Total days
434
–
–
No.
–
Administrator
Alonzo Fulgham
Tenure
January 20, 2009 – January 7, 2010 (acting)
Total days
353
President(s) served under
Barack Obama
16
16
No.
16
Administrator
Rajiv Shah
Tenure
January 7, 2010 – February 19, 2015
Total days
1870
–
–
No.
–
Administrator
Alfonso E. Lenhardt
Tenure
February 19, 2015 – December 2, 2015 (acting)
Total days
287
17
17
No.
17
Administrator
Gayle Smith
Tenure
December 2, 2015 – January 20, 2017
Total days
416
–
–
No.
–
Administrator
Wade Warren
Tenure
January 20, 2017 – August 7, 2017 (acting)
Total days
200
President(s) served under
Donald Trump
18
18
No.
18
Administrator
Mark Green
Tenure
August 7, 2017 – April 10, 2020
Total days
978
–
–
No.
–
Administrator
John Barsa
Tenure
April 13, 2020 – November 6, 2020 (acting)
Total days
208
–
–
No.
–
Administrator
Gloria Steele
Tenure
January 20, 2021 – May 2, 2021 (acting)
Total days
103
President(s) served under
Joe Biden
19
19
No.
19
Administrator
Samantha Power
Tenure
May 3, 2021 – January 20, 2025
Total days
1358
–
–
No.
–
Administrator
Jason Gray
Tenure
January 20, 2025 – February 3, 2025 (acting)
Total days
14
President(s) served under
Donald Trump
–
–
No.
–
Administrator
Marco Rubio
Tenure
February 3, 2025 – August 29, 2025 (acting)
Total days
207
–
–
No.
–
Administrator
Russell Vought
Tenure
August 29, 2025 – Present (acting)
Total days
67
No.
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Administrator
Tenure
Total days
President(s) served under
1
Fowler Hamilton
September 30, 1961 – December 7, 1962
433
John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson
2
David E. Bell
December 21, 1962 – July 31, 1966
1318
Lyndon B. Johnson
3
William Gaud
August 3, 1966 – January 10, 1969
892
Lyndon B. Johnson
4
John A. Hannah
April 2, 1969 – October 7, 1973
1650
Richard Nixon
5
Daniel Parker
October 31, 1973 – January 19, 1977
1177
Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford
6
John J. Gilligan
March 30, 1977 – March 31, 1979
732
Jimmy Carter
7
Douglas Bennet
August 3, 1979 – January 20, 1981
537
8
M. Peter McPherson
February 27, 1981 – August 7, 1987
2353
Ronald Reagan
9
M. Alan Woods
December 1, 1987 – June 29, 1989
577
Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush
10
Ronald Roskens
March 22, 1990 – December 1, 1992
986
George H. W. Bush
11
J. Brian Atwood
May 10, 1993 – June 30, 1999
2243
Bill Clinton
12
J. Brady Anderson
August 2, 1999 – January 20, 2001
528
13
Andrew Natsios
May 1, 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 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
–
John Barsa
April 13, 2020 – November 6, 2020 (acting)
208
–
Gloria Steele
January 20, 2021 – May 2, 2021 (acting)
103
Joe Biden
19
Samantha Power
May 3, 2021 – January 20, 2025
1358
–
Jason Gray
January 20, 2025 – February 3, 2025 (acting)
14
Donald Trump
–
Marco Rubio
February 3, 2025 – August 29, 2025 (acting)
207
–
Russell Vought
August 29, 2025 – Present (acting)
67

References

  1. Politico
    https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/29/rubio-usaid-closeout-vought-00536088
  2. "Maybe the Trump Administration Just Elevated Development Policy, or Maybe Not"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20170211160555/http://cgdev.org.488elwb02.blackmesh.com/blog/maybe-trump-administration-just-elevated-development-policy-or-maybe-not
  3. "Kennedy, Johnson and the early years"
    https://www.devex.com/news/kennedy-johnson-and-the-early-years-83339
  4. "The Cold War and its aftermath"
    https://www.devex.com/news/the-cold-war-and-its-aftermath-83340
  5. "The clashes of the 1990s"
    https://www.devex.com/news/the-clashes-of-the-1990s-83341
  6. "ON USAID LEADERSHIP"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20201107125549/https://www.usaid.gov/news-information/press-releases/nov-6-2020-on-usaid-leadership
  7. CARE
    https://www.care.org/about-us/leadership/gloria-steele/
  8. Biden names acting heads of development agencies
    https://www.devex.com/news/biden-names-acting-heads-of-development-agencies-98957
  9. FedScoop
    https://fedscoop.com/cios-of-usda-usaid-named-agency-leaders-until-trump-picks-enter-office/
  10. US Department of State
    https://www.state.gov/secretary-marco-rubio-appointed-as-acting-administrator-for-the-united-states-agency-for-international-development-usaid/
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