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U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson addresses USAID senior leadership during a visit on February 2, 2017.

USAID Acting Administrator Al Lenhardt waits patiently before an MOU signing between the U.S. and China at the State Department on September 25, 2015

On July 20, 2016, President Obama hosted the White House Summit on Global Development in Washington, DC. Development leaders, public and private sector partners, civil society, diplomats, and entrepreneurs gathered to celebrate shared contributions that have led to dramatic progress in global health, energy, food security, good governance, partnership, and youth engagement.

President Barack Obama speaks to USAID staff during The White House Summit on Global Development in Washington, DC on July 20, 2016

Pope Francis was welcome to The White House before a crowd of over 11,000 guests on September 23, 2015

Aboard is President Barack Obama en route to New York, NY for a speaking engagement at Lehman college and an appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman


Gayle Smith is introduced as the new USAID Administrator at a town hall meeting in Washington, Dec. 10, 2015. Smith is the 17th administrator for USAID.

Jene Thomas became the Mission Director of the USAID Haiti Mission on January 11, 2016, following his two-year assignment as Director of the Office of Caribbean Affairs in the USAID Latin American and Caribbean Bureau.

Washington, DC on December 4, 2015

Gayle E. Smith is sworn in as Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development by Deputy Administrator Al Lendhardt on December 2, 2015

The Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review (QDDR) [PDF] provides a blueprint for advancing America’s interests in global security, shared prosperity and universal values of human dignity and freedom.

USAID Town Hall on NASA and SERVIR Partnership with NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, NASA Astronaut Terry Virts and ESA Astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti speak before USAID staff on September 17, 2015

Deputy Administrator Al Lenhardt adresses the MA4Health Summit in Washington, DC on June 10, 2015

Panel participants pose before the United States Capitol following the introduction of the USAID LGBTI Vision for Action in Washington, DC on July 14, 2014