Office Of The Assistant Administrator
Based in Washington, D.C. this office directs and supervises
the activities of the Bureau and the USAID Missions in Africa,
and currently includes the Acting Assistant Administrator
and Deputy Assistant Administrators.
ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR (acting)
Carol A. Peasley
cpeasley@usaid.gov (202) 712-0500
DEPUTY ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR
Katherine J. Almquist
kalmquist@usaid.gov (202) 712-0500
Victorial Johnson - Secretary
vjohnson@usaid.gov (202)
712-1801
DEPUTY ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR
Frank Young
fyoung@usaid.gov (202) 712-0500
Julia Simpson - Secretary
jsimpson@usaid.gov (202)
712-0500
Pat Dixon - Secretary
pdixon@usaid.gov (202)
712-0500
COMMUNICATIONS ADVISOR
Ranta Russell
rrussell@usaid.gov (202) 712-1137
Herschelle Challenor - AAAS Fellow
hchallenor@usaid.gov
(202) 712-1562
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Office of Sustainable Development
The Office of Sustainable Development is responsible for:
- Leading the Bureau's strategic thinking in key technical
areas;
- Supporting the Bureau and Africa Missions by providing
analytical and technical assistance related to country
programs; and
- Coordinating with donors and partner organizations to
promote social and economic development.
DIRECTOR
Harry M. Lightfoot, Sr.
hlightfoot@usaid.gov
(202) 712-5534
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Office of Development Planning
This office assumes the lead in defining the overall policy,
program and procedural framework within which the country
programs are designed and implemented, plays an active role
in identifying and addressing cross-cutting issues, assures
necessary budget support and collaborates with all relevant
USAID/W offices to:
- Develop and monitor the Africa Bureau strategy for providing
assistance to Africa;
- Manage an efficient, effective and responsive budget
allocation system; and
- Provide outreach in support of the Africa program
DIRECTOR
Wade Warren
wwarren@usaid.gov (202) 712-1660
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Office of West African Affairs
DIRECTOR
Carol Grigsby
cgrigsby@usaid.gov
(202) 712-0220
PROGRAM ANALYSIS SUPPORT
Gordon Bertolin
gbertolin@usaid.gov
• (202) 712-4835
Office of Southern Africa Affairs
DIRECTOR
Patrick Fleuret
pfleuret@usaid.gov
• (202) 712-1803
REGIONAL ADVISOR
Edith Houston
ehouston@usaid.gov
(202) 712-4544
Program Analysis Support
Patricia Jordan
pjordan@usaid.gov •
(202) 712-0125
Office of Eastern Africa Affairs
DIRECTOR
Jeff Borns
jborns@usaid.gov (202) 712-4195
DEPUTY DIRECTOR
John Schneider
jschneider@usaid.gov (202)
712-1621
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Country Desk Officers
Based in Washington, D.C., the Country Desks function as
liaisons between field offices and Washington-based management & technical
staff, and between USAID and the public.
West Africa
BENIN - Cotonou
Linda Crawford • lcrawford@usaid.gov
• (202) 712-5643
BURKINA FASO - Ouagadougou
Crystal Garrett cgarrett@usaid.gov
(202) 712-0371
CAMEROON - Yaounde
Torina Way tway@usaid.gov
(202) 712-5963
CAPE VERDE - Praia
Crystal Garrett • cgarrett@usaid.gov
• (202) 712-0371
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
Vic Duarte vduarte@usaid.gov
(202) 712-1627
CHAD - N'Djamena
Bernard Lane blane@usaid.gov (202)
712-4153
CÔTE D' IVOIRE - Abidjan
Harry Proctor • hproctor@usaid.gov
• (202) 712-5117
EQUATORIAL GUINEA - Malabo
Linda Crawford lcrawford@usaid.gov
(202) 712-5643
GABON - Libreville
Torina Way tway@usaid.gov (202)
712-5963
GAMBIA - Banjul
Bernard Lane blane@usaid.gov (202)
712-4153
GHANA - Accra
Torina Way tway@usaid.gov
(202) 712-5963
GUINEA - Conakry
Bernard Lane blane@usaid.gov (202)
712-4153
GUINEA BISSAU - Bissau
Bernard Lane blane@usaid.gov (202)
712-4153
LIBERIA - Monrovia
(Acting) Angela Reading areading@usaid.gov (202)
712-1636
MALI - Bamako
Lisa Chandonnet • lchandonnet@usaid.gov
• (202) 712-4136
MAURITANIA - Nouakchott
Crystal Garrett • cgarrett@usaid.gov
• (202) 712-0371
NIGER - Niamey
Lisa Chandonnet • lchandonnet@usaid.gov
• (202) 712-4136
NIGERIA - Abuja
Akua Kwateng-Addo AKwateng-addo@usaid.gov
(202) 712-0673
SÃO TOMÉ and PRINCIPE
Torina Way tway@usaid.gov
(202) 712-5963
SENEGAL - Dakar
Harry Proctor • hproctor@usaid.gov
• (202) 712-5117
SIERRA LEONE - Freetown
Lydia Hall lhall@usaid.gov (202)
712-5053
TOGO
Linda Crawford • lcrawford@usaid.gov
• (202) 712-5643
West Africa Regional Program (WARP) - Ghana
Crystal Garrett • cgarrett@usaid.gov
• (202) 712-0371
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Southern Africa
ANGOLA - Luanda
C.W.T. Hagelman III cwthagelman@usaid.gov
(202) 712-1515
BOTSWANA
(Acting) Ayanna Toure aytoure@usaid.gov (202) 712-5051
LESOTHO
Dwight Wilson dwilson@usaid.gov (202)
712-0902
MALAWI - Lilongwe
Sharon Cooke scooke@usaid.gov
(202) 712-1141
MOZAMBIQUE - Maputo
Deborah Mendelson dmendelson@usaid.gov (202)
712-0302
NAMIBIA - Windhoek
Rosalind Best rbest@usaid.gov (202)
712-0839
SOUTH AFRICA - Pretoria
Lorie Dobbins ldobbins@usaid.gov
(202) 712-1805
SWAZILAND
Dwight Wilson dwilson@usaid.gov (202)
712-0902
ZAMBIA - Lusaka
Katie Donohoe kdonohue@usaid.gov (202) 712-1518
ZIMBABWE - Harare
Marjorie Copson mcopson@usaid.gov (202)
712-1504
REGIONAL CENTER FOR SOUTHERN AFRICA (RCSA)
(Acting) Ayanna Toure
aytoure@usaid.gov
(202) 712-5051
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Eastern Africa
Great Lakes Group/Horn of Africa Team Leader
Karen Nelson knelson@usaid.gov (202)
712-1626
BURUNDI - Bujumbura
Olutokunbo L. Cole ocole@usaid.gov (202)
712-5453
DR CONGO - Kinshasa
Karen O'Donnell kodonnell@usaid.gov (202)
712-1649
DJIBOUTI
Sean McClure smcclure@usaid.gov
(202) 712-1959
ERITREA - Asmara
Karen Nelson knelson@usaid.gov
(202) 712-1626
ETHIOPIA - Addis Ababa
Karen Nelson knelson@usaid.gov
(202) 712-1959
KENYA - Nairobi
Julia Escalona jescalona@usaid.gov
(202) 712-4981
MADAGASCAR - Antananarivo
Kathryn Walsh kwalsh@usaid.gov (202)
712-0335
MAURITIUS/SEYCHELLES/COMOROS
Kathryn Walsh kwalsh@usaid.gov
(202) 712-0335
RWANDA - Kigali
Olutokunbo L. Cole ocole@usaid.gov
(202) 712-5453
SOMALIA - Nairobi
Sean McClure smcclure@usaid.gov
(202) 712-1959
SUDAN - Nairobi
Rebecca Niec rniec@usaid.gov
(202) 712-5441
TANZANIA - Dar Es Salaam
Krista DesGranges • kdesgranges@usaid.gov
• (202) 712-4457
UGANDA - Kampala
Krista DesGranges • kdesgranges@usaid.gov
• (202) 712-4457
Regional Economic Development Services Office
for East and Southern Africa (REDSO/ESA) - Nairobi
Julia Escalona jescalona@usaid.gov
(202) 712-4981
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