2009.07.14: July 14, 2009: Headlines: Directors: COS - Dominican Republic: Headquarters: Fox: Obama Announces Intention To Nominate Aaron Williams As Director Of Peace Corps
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2009.07.14: July 14, 2009: Headlines: Directors: COS - Dominican Republic: Headquarters: Fox: Obama Announces Intention To Nominate Aaron Williams As Director Of Peace Corps
Obama Announces Intention To Nominate Aaron Williams As Director Of Peace Corps
As USAID Mission Director in South Africa, Williams led a billion dollar foreign assistance program during President Nelson Mandela's administration. Additionally, he has done work with strategic design and management of assistance programs in Latin America, Africa, Asia and the Middle East. Further, Williams served on the Advisory Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid at USAID, and has been awarded the USAID Distinguished Career Service Award and the Presidential Award for Distinguished Service twice. President Obama named RPCV Aaron Williams the Director of the Peace Corps on July 14, 2009.
Obama Announces Intention To Nominate Aaron Williams As Director Of Peace Corps
Obama Announces Intention To Nominate Aaron Williams As Director Of Peace Corps.
07/14/09 03:02 pm (EST)
(RTTNews) - President Barack Obama announced Tuesday his intent to nominate Aaron Williams to be Director of the Peace Corps.
"America was built on a belief that the best progress comes from ordinary citizens working to bring about the change they believe in," Obama said.
"Through a lifetime of service, Aaron Williams has embodied the very best of that American ideal. I am grateful for his service and honored to nominate him to direct the critical work of the Peace Corps."
Williams currently serves as Vice President for International Business Development with RTI International.
He has previously served as senior manager at the US Agency for International Development (USAID), where he attained the rank of Career Minister in the US Senior Foreign Service.
As USAID Mission Director in South Africa, Williams led a billion dollar foreign assistance program during President Nelson Mandela's administration.
Additionally, he has done work with strategic design and management of assistance programs in Latin America, Africa, Asia and the Middle East.
Further, Williams served on the Advisory Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid at USAID, and has been awarded the USAID Distinguished Career Service Award and the Presidential Award for Distinguished Service twice.
Williams also currently is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and serves on the Advisory Board of the Ron Brown Scholar Program, the Board of Directors of CARE, and the Board of Directors of the National Peace Corps Association.
From 1967-1970, Williams served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in the Dominican Republic. Upon completing this service, he became the Coordinator of Minority Recruitment and Project Evaluation Officer for the Peace Corps in Chicago from 1970 to 1971.
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