2007.05.14: May 14, 2007: Headlines: COS - Costa Rica: COS - Mozambique: USAID: PR Newswire: Costa Rica RPCV Todd Amani sworn in as new USAID Mission Director for Mozambique
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2007.05.14: May 14, 2007: Headlines: COS - Costa Rica: COS - Mozambique: USAID: PR Newswire: Costa Rica RPCV Todd Amani sworn in as new USAID Mission Director for Mozambique
Costa Rica RPCV Todd Amani sworn in as new USAID Mission Director for Mozambique
Mr. Amani has been with USAID since 1987. Before his appointment as Mission Director, he served as Deputy Director in Guatemala and also played a key role during his time in Honduras in developing a $300 million USAID reconstruction program after Hurricane Mitch. His other overseas posts with USAID include Nicaragua and Egypt. Before joining USAID, Mr. Amani was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Costa Rica, worked as legislative director for Congressman Tim Penny in the U.S. House of Representatives and taught political science at Wartburg College in Iowa.
+06:29+PM, Costa Rica RPCV Todd Amani sworn in as new USAID Mission Director for Mozambique
USAID Mission Director For Mozambique Sworn In
Caption: Todd Amani speaks at a conference on Dcecntralization in guatemala in 2006.
WASHINGTON, May 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) swore in Minnesota-native Todd Amani as its new Mission Director for Mozambique. Acting Administrator Henrietta Fore presided at the event and administered the oath.
As Mission Director for Mozambique, Mr. Amani will be working in a country that has undergone a remarkable transformation since the end of its 16-year civil war in 1992. Between 1996 and 2006, Mozambique's economic growth averaged 8% per year. This expansion was made possible by overall macroeconomic stability, policy reform, growth in agriculture, post-war reconstruction, several large mega-projects and strong support from its many development partners.
U.S. foreign assistance promotes economic development in the country by improving the business environment and providing technical assistance to the Mozambican Government and private groups to increase trade and investment. Increases in rural production and incomes are being achieved through assistance to improve food security and production. USAID's health programs work on reducing malaria, improving child survival, health and nutrition, and fighting other infectious diseases. Democracy and governance activities focus on democratic governance at the municipal level to reduce corruption and increase citizen participation. Mozambique is a recipient of significant resources under the President's Emergency Plan for HIV/AIDS relief, the President's Malaria Initiative and other agriculture and trade initiatives. Mozambique is also awaiting Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Board approval on a five-year compact with the MCC to increase the productive capacity and improve the investment capability of the country's four northern provinces.
Mr. Amani has been with USAID since 1987. Before his appointment as Mission Director, he served as Deputy Director in Guatemala and also played a key role during his time in Honduras in developing a $300 million USAID reconstruction program after Hurricane Mitch. His other overseas posts with USAID include Nicaragua and Egypt. Before joining USAID, Mr. Amani was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Costa Rica, worked as legislative director for Congressman Tim Penny in the U.S. House of Representatives and taught political science at Wartburg College in Iowa.
Mr. Amani holds a Master's Degree in international relations from Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and a B.A. from Iowa's Wartburg College in political science and environmental studies. He is married and has three children.
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