{"id":23991,"date":"2022-09-09T13:36:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-09T13:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/american-embassy-announces-arrival-of-new-usaid-chief-in-south-sudan"},"modified":"2022-09-09T13:36:00","modified_gmt":"2022-09-09T13:36:00","slug":"american-embassy-announces-arrival-of-new-usaid-chief-in-south-sudan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/american-embassy-announces-arrival-of-new-usaid-chief-in-south-sudan","title":{"rendered":"American embassy announces arrival of new USAID chief in South Sudan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Sudan. <\/strong><\/span>A new country director of United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has arrived in South Sudan, the US embassy in Juba said in a statement extended to Sudans Post this afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>The US embassy said Kate Crawford was taking over after last month\u2019s departure of Haven Cruz-Hubbard who had been in the position for two years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe United States Embassy in Juba is pleased to announce the arrival of U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission Director for South Sudan Kate Crawford, following the departure last month of former Mission Director Haven Cruz-Hubbard, who served as the head of USAID operations in South Sudan for the past two years,\u201d the embassy statement reads in part.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cU.S. Ambassador to South Sudan Michael J. Adler officiated the swearing-in ceremony for Ms. Crawford at the U.S. Embassy in Juba on September 8,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n<p>The statement stated that the new USAID chief in South Sudan \u201cwill oversee USAID\u2019s operations as the largest donor to the people of South Sudan, with an assistance portfolio that includes humanitarian, health, education and youth, agriculture and food security, peacebuilding, and democracy and good governance activities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A career USAID Foreign Service Officer, Ms. Crawford has more than 30 years of experience in humanitarian and development programs and global U.S. government initiatives. Most recently, Ms. Crawford was Director of USAID\u2019s Office of Maternal and Child Health and Nutrition in the Bureau for Global Health, where she focused on expanding USAID\u2019s global immunization programming and technical capacity.<\/p>\n<p>The United States Agency for International Development is an independent agency of the U.S. federal government that is primarily responsible for administering civilian foreign aid and development assistance.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\">South-Sudan<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Sudan. A new country director of United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has arrived in South Sudan, the US embassy in Juba said in a statement extended to Sudans Post this afternoon. 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