2009.08.24: August 24, 2009: Headlines: Directors: COS - Dominican Republic: Headquarters: USAID: Foreign Policy Magazine: Foreign Policy Magazine speculates that Aaron Williams could make move to head up USAID
Peace Corps Online:
Peace Corps News:
Directors of the Peace Corps:
Peace Corps: Director Aaron Williams:
Director Aaron Williams: Newest Stories:
2009.08.24: August 24, 2009: Headlines: Directors: COS - Dominican Republic: Headquarters: USAID: Foreign Policy Magazine: Foreign Policy Magazine speculates that Aaron Williams could make move to head up USAID
Foreign Policy Magazine speculates that Aaron Williams could make move to head up USAID
"Who is being considered for US AID administrator now that the leading candidate Paul Farmer has moved on? Sources in the development community and on the Hill say they are hearing that it is likely to be a safe candidate, someone already in place in the administration and possibly confirmed for something else. Sources have speculated on the names Aaron Williams, a former senior US AID official who has just gotten into place as director of the Peace Corps...but the names appear to be in the realm of speculation at this point."
Foreign Policy Magazine speculates that Aaron Williams could make move to head up USAID
Short takes: Clinton on Goma, OMB budgets coming due, human rights/int'l appointments, USAID chatter
Mon, 08/24/2009 - 2:06pm
[Excerpt]
USAID speculation returns: Who is being considered for US AID administrator now that the leading candidate Paul Farmer has moved on? Sources in the development community and on the Hill say they are hearing that it is likely to be a safe candidate, someone already in place in the administration and possibly confirmed for something else. Sources have speculated on the names Aaron Williams, a former senior US AID official who has just gotten into place as director of the Peace Corps, the NSC's senior director for development Gayle Smith, Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs Maria Otero, and long time Clinton advisor and former Albright-era North Korea hand Wendy Sherman, but the names appear to be in the realm of speculation at this point. One government source said he heard former Secretary of State and Obama-endorser Colin Powell recently floated but from an outsider. "People are desperate for someone," a development hand said on condition of anonymity. So all these names "could be the rumor mill spinning out of control."
It's not just USAID getting itchy for leadership. Almost eight months into Obama's presidency, "fewer than half of his top appointees are in place advancing his agenda," the New York Times reports Monday. "Of more than 500 senior policymaking positions requiring Senate confirmation, just 43 percent have been filled - a reflection of a White House that grew more cautious after several nominations blew up last spring, a Senate that is intensively investigating nominees and a legislative agenda that has consumed both."
Links to Related Topics (Tags):
Headlines: August, 2009; Peace Corps Director Aaron Williams; Peace Corps Directors; Peace Corps Dominican Republic; Directory of Dominican Republic RPCVs; Messages and Announcements for Dominican Republic RPCVs; Peace Corps Headquarters; USAID
When this story was posted in August 2009, this was on the front page of PCOL:
Peace Corps Online The Independent News Forum serving Returned Peace Corps Volunteers
| Director Ron Tschetter: The PCOL Interview Peace Corps Director Ron Tschetter sat down for an in-depth interview to discuss the evacuation from Bolivia, political appointees at Peace Corps headquarters, the five year rule, the Peace Corps Foundation, the internet and the Peace Corps, how the transition is going, and what the prospects are for doubling the size of the Peace Corps by 2011. Read the interview and you are sure to learn something new about the Peace Corps. PCOL previously did an interview with Director Gaddi Vasquez. |
Read the stories and leave your comments.
Some postings on Peace Corps Online are provided to the individual members of this group without permission of the copyright owner for the non-profit purposes of criticism, comment, education, scholarship, and research under the "Fair Use" provisions of U.S. Government copyright laws and they may not be distributed further without permission of the copyright owner. Peace Corps Online does not vouch for the accuracy of the content of the postings, which is the sole responsibility of the copyright holder.
Story Source: Foreign Policy Magazine
This story has been posted in the following forums: : Headlines; Directors; COS - Dominican Republic; Headquarters; USAID
PCOL44619
73