Karen R. Hilliard to be replaced by Deborah Grieser as head of USAID Armenia mission director
10.02.2016,
15:37
Karen R. Hilliard, the current director of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) Yerevan Mission, said today she will be replaced soon by Deborah Grieser. Speaking to local reporters, she said her tenure here is ending in May.
YEREVAN, February 10. /ARKA/. Karen R. Hilliard, the current director of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) Yerevan Mission, said today she will be replaced soon by Deborah Grieser. Speaking to local reporters, she said her tenure here is ending in May.
Prior to her appointment to Armenia in September 2012 Hilliard worked as USAID representative in Mongolia. She has more than 20 years of experience in the diplomatic service.
Ms. Hilliard said that Deborah Grieser, who will take up her new job in June, is already in Armenia to get acquainted with the USAID-funded projects underway now.
"I am very sorry to leave Armenia, but I'm sure that Deborah will also be devoted to Armenia, as I am", she said.
According to her, the USAID is expected to increase its funding for Armenia. She said a corresponding decision will soon be adopted by the US Congress.
Karen R. Hilliard served as Mission Director to Jamaica from 2007-2011, managing a multi-million program in economic reform, democracy and governance, and investing in people. Under her leadership, the Mission leveraged an additional $12 million through public/private partnerships.
From 2006-2007 she was Director of the Office of Strategic Planning and Budgeting for the Agency’s Bureau for Global Health in Washington, and from 2003-2006 she was Deputy Regional Director for Ukraine, Moldova and Belarus. Her previous posts include Haiti, Malawi, Nicaragua, Oman and Egypt.-0-
Prior to her appointment to Armenia in September 2012 Hilliard worked as USAID representative in Mongolia. She has more than 20 years of experience in the diplomatic service.
Ms. Hilliard said that Deborah Grieser, who will take up her new job in June, is already in Armenia to get acquainted with the USAID-funded projects underway now.
"I am very sorry to leave Armenia, but I'm sure that Deborah will also be devoted to Armenia, as I am", she said.
According to her, the USAID is expected to increase its funding for Armenia. She said a corresponding decision will soon be adopted by the US Congress.
Karen R. Hilliard served as Mission Director to Jamaica from 2007-2011, managing a multi-million program in economic reform, democracy and governance, and investing in people. Under her leadership, the Mission leveraged an additional $12 million through public/private partnerships.
From 2006-2007 she was Director of the Office of Strategic Planning and Budgeting for the Agency’s Bureau for Global Health in Washington, and from 2003-2006 she was Deputy Regional Director for Ukraine, Moldova and Belarus. Her previous posts include Haiti, Malawi, Nicaragua, Oman and Egypt.-0-
