David Reside named New Country Director for Moldova
Nine New Country Directors Assume Responsibility
WASHINGTON, D.C., August 6, 2004 – Nine new country directors will be taking the helm this month following a swearing-in ceremony today at the Paul D. Coverdell Peace Corps Headquarters. Seven of the country directors are new or returning to the Peace Corps, and two are being promoted from within the agency. The new country directors will be going to countries in the Peace Corps’ three regions across the globe – the Africa region, the Europe, Mediterranean, and Asia region, and the Inter-America and the Pacific region.
Peace Corps country directors are responsible for management and direction of all aspects of the Peace Corps program in their country of assignment. The country directors support volunteers in the field. They lend their skills and energy to meet development needs and promote a better understanding between the host country people and Americans.
The new country director assignments are as follows:
Europe, the Mediterranean, and Asia Region
Moldova - David Reside
David Reside has over 20 years of experience in international development work, including that of program and training officer for the Peace Corps in Moldova since April of 2000. Reside has extensive experience in project management, project formulation, budget development, and implementation and evaluation of development projects. Prior to his position in Moldova, he managed and coordinated programs for refugees in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone in 1998-1999. Reside's educational background includes a master’s degree in business administration from the American School of International Management, Glendale, Ariz., a master’s of science in aquaculture from Auburn University, and a bachelor’s of science from the University of Illinois.
