[Note: The Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) causes one of the most highly fatal infectious diseases ever documented and the outbreak in West Africa was the largest EVD epidemic recorded in history -- 28,616 cases reported leading to 11, 300 deaths primarily in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone.]Led USAID's Ebola Task Force responsible for coordinating and implementing the U.S. government's (USG) $2.5 billion Ebola response and recovery strategy. Established the Africa Ebola Unit, managed and coordinated USAID's Ebola recovery programs across numerous Agency operating units, as well as across the broader USG interagency, including efforts by the State Department, National Institutes of Health, National Security Council, Office of Management and Budget and Congressional oversight committees. Coordinated recovery efforts focused on Mitigating the Secondary Impacts of Ebola, including Food Security; Restoring Essential Non-Ebola Health Services; Strengthening Health Systems; Improving Governance and Economic Crisis Mitigation; and Innovation, Communications and Technology. Served as primary interlocutor to the international community, including the United Nations. Result: The spread of EVD halted, which was initially projected to infect more than a million people; and health systems strengthening and other recovery efforts are well advanced.

Provided strategic vision and direction to the Bureau for Asia and managed a complex portfolio of economic development programs in 14 bilateral field missions with programs covering 32 countries. Selected Accomplishments:• Directed development and execution of the Bureau’s resources -- $1.2 billion budget, 1,200 overseas employees, 80 Washington staff and key development programs in support of Administration initiatives and priorities; testified before Congress on budgets and priorities. • Advanced Agency’s new business model for development focused on ending extreme poverty; building resilient democracies; incorporating science, technology, innovation and partnership into country programs; and increased the use of local organizations in overseas programs.• Restructured Asia Bureau to increase operational efficiency and effectiveness, build team cohesiveness, improve institutional communication, strengthen technical and thought leadership, and empower staff. • Actively engaged the interagency, including senior officials at the White House, National Security Council, and Congress, and built solid relationships with other donors, non-governmental organizations, and senior host country government officials and external stakeholders.

As most senior career Foreign Service Officer in the Bureau, maximized USAID’s $400 million investment in development programs in 10 countries - Central Asia (Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan) and South Asia (India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, the Maldives). Selected Accomplishments:• Spearheaded redesign of country program strategies in South Asia to align with new U.S. foreign policy objectives in Nepal, Sri Lanka, Maldives and India. • Launched innovative interagency initiative to increase regional ties and economic cooperation among least integrated economies of Central Asia, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India, as U.S. completes drawdown in the region. • Improved coordination and synergy among key Bureau offices – Strategic Planning, Technical Sector Support, Administrative Management Services and South and Central Asia – to enhance staff performance, provide more effectively support to field missions, and increase accountability.

Transformed U.S. government relationship and economic assistance program to Bangladesh. Expanded and deepened partnerships with government, other donors, and non-government and private sectors. Directed staff of 100+ technical experts, managing 60+ implementing partners.Selected Accomplishments:• Led and directed bilateral country program and development of a nearly $1 billion, 5-year country strategy supporting four Presidential Initiatives in food security, global health, global climate change, and global engagement, as well as economic growth, democracy and governance and disaster and humanitarian assistance. Tripled the budget, doubled staff and recruited high performing team to implement new program. • Established new development programs that have led to 30 percent increase in agriculture production; significant decreases in child and maternal mortality meeting Millennium Development Goals; important declines in greenhouse gas emissions; and more efficient response to natural disasters and humanitarian assistance. • Directed U.S. government response to Cyclone Sidr disaster that devastated southern Bangladesh, destroyed crops and led to 4,000 deaths. Coordinated U.S. relief efforts across the interagency, to provide life-saving food, water and supplies to more than 8 million affected people.

Managed eight technical and support offices (Controller, Procurement/Assistance, Executive Management, and Strategic and Budget Planning) to implement $200+ million bilateral development assistance program to South Africa and regional activities in 10 other African countries.• Oversaw USAID’s largest HIV/AIDS program, funded under PEPFAR, as well as bilateral and regional development programs addressing key development challenges, including local government service delivery, private sector development and higher education.

Key member of team that reopened USAID/Nigeria after a nine-year hiatus, and moved the mission from Lagos to Abuja. Restaffed the Mission from 19 to more than 100 to manage and implement new bilateral programs, totaling $100 million, in all development sectors, including HIV/AIDS, and reengaged with the national Nigeria Government and state governments on a host of issues, including on polio eradication.