U.S. Foreign Assistance Reform
In January 2006, Secretary Rice announced a major change in the way the US government directs foreign assistance. In a time of transformational diplomacy — as America works with our partners to build and sustain democratic well-governed states — changes are necessary to meet new challenges. This reorganization will:
"...it is my responsibility to help ensure that USG agencies delivering foreign assistance are not working at cross purposes, that in fact we are taking advantage of agencies' comparative strengths to create a U.S. Government program that is effective and makes the most efficient use of taxpayer dollars."
Ambassador Randall L. Tobias
June 7, 2006 |
- Ensure that foreign assistance is used as effectively as possible to meet our broad foreign policy objectives;
- More fully align the foreign assistance activities carried out by the Department of State and USAID; and
- Demonstrate that we are responsible stewards of taxpayer dollars.
Serving concurrently as USAID Administrator and Director of U.S. Foreign Assistance, Ambassador Randall L. Tobias is charged with directing the transformation of the U.S. Government approach to foreign assistance to ensure that foreign assistance is used as effectively as possible to meet broad foreign policy objectives. He holds a rank equivalent to Deputy Secretary.
The Director of Foreign Assistance:
- Has authority over all Department of State and USAID foreign assistance funding and programs, with continued participation in program planning, implementation, and oversight from the various bureaus and offices within State and USAID, as part of the integrated interagency planning, coordination and implementation mechanisms;
- Develops a coordinated USG foreign assistance strategy, including multi-year country specific assistance strategies and annual country-specific assistance operational plans;
- Creates and directs consolidated policy, planning, budget and implementation mechanisms and staff functions required to provide umbrella leadership to foreign assistance;
- Provides guidance to foreign assistance delivered through other agencies and entities of the USG, including the Millennium Challenge Corporation and the Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator; and
- As USAID Administrator, was nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate on March 29, 2006.
For more information on the Director of U.S. Foreign Assistance, please visit http://www.state.gov/f/.
To read the latest news from the Office of the Director of U.S. Foreign Assistance, please visit http://www.state.gov/f/releases/.
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