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President Barack Obama has announced his intention to fill two far more leadership positions at USAID, Foreign Policy’s “The Cable” blog reports. According to the blog, Donald Steinberg has been tapped as USAID deputy administrator and Nancy Lindborg as assistant administrator for the USAID Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Affairs Bureau.
“That brings the total number of top USAID leadership appointments announced to five out together with the 12 jobs in the organization that require confirmation by the Senate. Of those five, only one USAID leader has been confirmed … administrator Rajiv Shah,” the blog reports (Rogin, 8/5).
In a White House statement that included the Steinberg announcement also as four other non-USAID related appointments, Obama stated, “I am grateful these accomplished men and ladies have agreed to join this administration, and I’m confident they will serve ably in these important roles. I look forward to working with them inside the coming months and years” (8/5).
Steinberg is currently the deputy president for policy inside the International Crisis Group and Lindborg is “the president of Mercy Corps, a global relief and development NGO. She also serves as co-president of the board of directors for the U.S. Global Leadership Campaign,” according to The Cable (8/5).
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