In-House Briefs
FrontLines - May 2009
Medical Students
Explore Global Health,
Foreign Policy
WASHINGTON —Twenty
medical residents from George
Washington University visited
USAID March 24 to learn more
about global health, foreign aid,
and the President’s Emergency
Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR).
The visit was part of a threeweek
public health policy rotation
that includes visits to
Congress and federal agencies.
The rotation culminated with a
series of meetings and discussions
on global health at USAID.
Dr. Robert Ferris, senior treatment
advisor in the Bureau for
Global Health’s Office of HIV/AIDS (OHA), spoke about his
role as an antiretroviral treatment
advisor working for USAIDfunded
PEPFAR programs. Tim
Quick, a senior HIV/AIDS nutrition
advisor, identified a change
in PEPFAR policy that reduces
the time and cost to nutritionally
rehabilitate patients. And OHA’s
Roslyn Matthews talked about
congressional expectations for
PEPFAR programs carried out
by USAID.
Former USAID Officer
to Head Foreign
Agricultural Service
On March 23, Michael
Michener was named administrator
of the Foreign Agricultural
Service (FAS), the arm of the U.S.
Department of Agriculture responsible
for international activities.
Michener has worked in
USAID missions in Kosovo,
Montenegro, and Bosnia and
Herzegovina. He later joined the
State Department, serving as the
lead Iraq policy officer for the
Bureau of Democracy, Human
Rights and Labor, managing
nearly $400 million in assistance
programs promoting democracy
and human rights. Most recently,
Michener was the senior democracy
and governance advisor and
lead planning officer for the
State Department’s Office of the
Coordinator for Reconstruction
and Stabilization.
FAS focuses on market
development, international
trade agreements and negotiations,
and analysis of market
information. The office also
administers international food
aid programs and helps expand
food availability in developing
countries.
Development
Leadership Initiative
Begins Fifth New Class
On March 30, DLI Class V
began its five-week orientation
session. The 40 new Foreign
Service Officers have a diverse
mix of experience, speak 15 different
languages, have already
worked in 34 different countries
overseas, and represent 11 fields
of work.
To date, USAID has hired 22
mid-career officers: 17 controllers,
four lawyers, and one economist.
To plan for trainee deployment
and expansion of overseas
positions, a joint USAID and
State Department working group
has been established in
Washington. Resource requests
have been made to meet capital
expansion costs.
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