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KAREN HILLIARD SWORN IN AS MISSION DIRECTOR TO ARMENIA
The FINANCIAL
http://finchannel.com/news_flash/World/115380_Karen_Hilliard_Sworn_in_as_Mission_Director _to_Armenia/
Sept 5 2012
Georgia
The FINANCIAL -- Dr. Karen Hilliard was sworn in today as the
new Mission Director for Armenia for the United States Agency for
International Development. Deputy Administrator Donald Steinberg
administered the oath of office.
As Director of the Mission, Dr. Hilliard will have the primary
responsibility for overseeing programs that aim to increase
development, strengthen democratic institutions, governance, and
civil society, and improve the quality of health and social services.
A 24-year veteran of the Foreign Service, Dr. Hilliard holds the rank
of Counselor. From January through June 2012, she served as Acting
USAID Representative to Mongolia and, from 2007-2011, as Mission
Director to Jamaica. She also served as Director of the Office of
Strategic Planning and Budgeting for the Agency's Bureau for Global
Health in Washington from 2006-2007, and Deputy Regional Director
for Ukraine , Moldova and Belarus from 2003-2006. In addition, she
served at posts in Haiti, Malawi, Nicaragua, Oman and Egypt.
As USAID reported, prior to joining the Foreign Service, Dr. Hilliard
was Assistant Professor of Public Administration at Florida
State University. She has published numerous articles on public
administration and international development.
Dr. Hilliard holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Northern Illinois
University as well as Master's degrees in Public Administration and
Latin American Studies and a Ph.D. in Political Science from the
University of New Mexico. She is a former Fulbright Scholar.
The FINANCIAL
http://finchannel.com/news_flash/World/115380_Karen_Hilliard_Sworn_in_as_Mission_Director _to_Armenia/
Sept 5 2012
Georgia
The FINANCIAL -- Dr. Karen Hilliard was sworn in today as the
new Mission Director for Armenia for the United States Agency for
International Development. Deputy Administrator Donald Steinberg
administered the oath of office.
As Director of the Mission, Dr. Hilliard will have the primary
responsibility for overseeing programs that aim to increase
development, strengthen democratic institutions, governance, and
civil society, and improve the quality of health and social services.
A 24-year veteran of the Foreign Service, Dr. Hilliard holds the rank
of Counselor. From January through June 2012, she served as Acting
USAID Representative to Mongolia and, from 2007-2011, as Mission
Director to Jamaica. She also served as Director of the Office of
Strategic Planning and Budgeting for the Agency's Bureau for Global
Health in Washington from 2006-2007, and Deputy Regional Director
for Ukraine , Moldova and Belarus from 2003-2006. In addition, she
served at posts in Haiti, Malawi, Nicaragua, Oman and Egypt.
As USAID reported, prior to joining the Foreign Service, Dr. Hilliard
was Assistant Professor of Public Administration at Florida
State University. She has published numerous articles on public
administration and international development.
Dr. Hilliard holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Northern Illinois
University as well as Master's degrees in Public Administration and
Latin American Studies and a Ph.D. in Political Science from the
University of New Mexico. She is a former Fulbright Scholar.