Staff Directory, Bureau for Africa
Office of the Assistant Administrator
Based in Washington, DC, this office directs and supervises the activities of the bureau and the USAID missions in Africa.
SENIOR DEPUTY ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR
Sharon Cromer
(202) 712-0500
DEPUTY ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR
Rajakumari Jandhyala
(202) 712-0500
SENIOR ADVISOR FOR DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE
Chloe Schwenke
(202) 712-0984
SENIOR ADVISOR FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH
Ricardo Michel
(202) 712-0784
Victorial Johnson - Secretary
(202) 712-1801
Pat Greene - Secretary
(202) 712-5958
Yvette Moore - Secretary
(202) 712-0622
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.
ACTING DIRECTOR
Michael Curtis
(202) 712-0235
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/Washington 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
Dana Ott
(202) 712-5883
Office of Administrative Management Staff
The Administrative Management Staff provides expert advice regarding Africa bureau structure, mission composition, and the role of regional platforms. It sets administrative processes for the bureau, and plans, manages, and executes budgetary resources for the bureau in Washington. The office: oversees the bureau's Resource Harmonization Model, which seeks to recalibrate staffing and operational resources based on program funding and assistance priorities; represents the bureau in critical management activities and overseas consolidation of services with State Department, strategic workforce planning, personnel assignment, organization management, and administrative support; executes actions regarding personnel, space planning and allocation, travel, security, responses to Freedom of Information Act inquiries, and telephone and personnel directories; and serves as the bureau's center for planning and coordinating continuity of operations.
DIRECTOR
Cheryl Frederick
(202) 712-0563
Regional Offices
Based in Washington, DC, the regional offices function as liaisons between field offices and Washington-based management and technical staff, and between USAID and the public.
Office of East Africa Affairs
Director
Susan Fine
(202) 712-1262
SENIOR PROGRAM ANALYST
Cherisse Adamson - (202) 712-0139
EAST AFRICA REGIONAL MISSION - Nairobi
Julia Escalona - (202) 712-4981
BURUNDI - Bujumbura
Brian Stout - (202) 712-1387
CENTRAL AFRICA REGIONAL PROGRAM FOR THE ENVIRONMENT - Kinshasa
Brian Stout - (202) 712-1387
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC - Bangui
Brian Stout - (202) 712-1387
COMOROS
Sonia Kassambara - (202) 712-5513
CONGO - Brazzaville
Julie Wood - (202) 712-5868
Carla Komich - (202) 712-0568
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO - Kinshasa
Julie Wood - (202) 712-5868
Carla Komich - (202) 712-0568
DJIBOUTI - Djibouti
Brian Stout - (202) 712-1387
ERITREA - Asmara
Patrick White - (202) 712-0929/p>
ETHIOPIA - Addis Ababa
Patrick White - (202) 712-0929
KENYA - Nairobi
Julia Escalona - (202) 712-4981
RWANDA - Kigali
Benita "Trina" Gunn - (202) 712-5513
SEYCHELLES
Sonia Kassambara - (202) 712-5513
SOMALIA - Nairobi
Marissa Lemargie - (202) 712-1738
TANZANIA - Dar es Salaam
Sonia Kassambara - (202) 712-5513
UGANDA - Kampala
Minty Abraham - (202) 712-5355
Office of Southern Africa Affairs
DIRECTOR
Mikaela Meredith
(202) 712-0455
SENIOR PROGRAM ANALYST
Karen Nelson
(202) 712-0903
SOUTHERN AFRICA REGIONAL MISSION - Pretoria
Crystal Garrett - (202) 712-0371
ANGOLA - Luanda
Julie Fitzgerald - (202) 712-1422
BOTSWANA - Gaborone
Julie Fitzgerald - (202) 712-1422
COMOROS
Craig Lamberton - (202) 712-4314
LESOTHO - Maseru
Julie Fitzgerald - (202) 712-1422
MALAWI - Lilongwe
Rosalind Best - (202) 712-0839
MADAGASCAR - Antananarivo
Craig Lamberton - (202) 712-4314
MOZAMBIQUE - Maputo
Craig Lamberton - (202) 712-4314
NAMIBIA - Windhoek
Julie Fitzgerald - (202) 712-1422
SOUTH AFRICA - Pretoria
Crystal Garrett - (202) 712-0371
SWAZILAND - Mbabane
Julie Fitzgerald - (202) 712-1422
ZAMBIA - Lusaka
Rosalind Best - (202) 712-0839
ZIMBABWE - Harare
Lorie Dobbins - (202) 712-1805
Office of Sudan Programs
DIRECTOR
Deborah Grieser
(202) 712-0125
Andrea Freeman - (202) 712-5509
Office of West Africa Affairs
DIRECTOR
Peter Hubbard
(202) 712-0441
REGIONAL ADVISOR
Roslyn Waters-Jenson
(202) 712-4271
SENIOR PROGRAM ANALYST
Marjorie Copson
(202) 712-1504
WEST AFRICA REGIONAL MISSION - Accra
Chad Weinberg - (202) 712-0511
BENIN - Cotonou
Michael Quizon - (202) 712-0472
BURKINA FASO - Ouagadougou
Rick Montpelier - (202) 712-0625
CAMEROON - Yaoundé
Marjorie Copson - (202) 712-1504
CAPE VERDE - Praia
Amanda Day - (202) 712-1328
CHAD - N'Djamena
Rick Montpelier - (202) 712-0625
COTE D'IVOIRE - Abidjan
Rick Montpelier - (202) 712-0625
EQUATORIAL GUINEA - Malabo
Michael Quizon - (202) 712-0472
GABON - Libreville
Marjorie Copson - (202) 712-1504
THE GAMBIA - Banjul
Marjorie Copson - (202) 712-1504
GHANA - Accra
Kasia McCormick - (202) 712-5532
GUINEA - Conakry
Michael Quizon - (202) 712-0472
GUINEA-BISSAU - Bissau
Marjorie Copson - (202) 712-1504
LIBERIA - Monrovia
Sarah Crites - (202) 712-4544
MALI - Bamako
Rabihah Mateen - (202) 712-0236
MAURITANIA - Nouakchott
Rick Montpelier - (202) 712-0625
NIGER - Niamey
Rabihah Mateen - (202) 712-0236
NIGERIA - Abuja
Dana Alzouma - (202) 712-0432
SÃO TOMÉ AND PRÍNCIPE - São Tomé
Michael Quizon - (202) 712-0472
SENEGAL - Dakar
Marjorie Copson - (202) 712-1504
SIERRA LEONE - Freetown
Michael Quizon - (202) 712-0472
TOGO - Lomé
Kasia McCormick - (202) 712-5532
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