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'''Gayle E. Smith''' was [[Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development]] until 2017. Later she became leader of the [[ONE Campaign]].
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'''Gayle E. Smith''' was [[Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development]], an organization with deep ties to the intelligence services, until 2017. There she worked to "strengthen democratic institutions"<ref>https://www.mcc.gov/about/profile/gayle-e-smith</ref>, which in intelligence parlance normally means the opposite. Later she became leader of the [[ONE Campaign]].
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Smith was previously the special assistant to the President of the United States and Senior Director for Development and Democracy (i.e. for [[regime changes]]) at the [[United States National Security Council|U.S. National Security Council]] <ref>https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/blog/author/Gayle%20Smith</ref>
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==Career==
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Before her work on the NSC Smith founded the sustainable security program at the think tank [[Center for American Progress]], and co-founded the [[ENOUGH project]] and the [[Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network]]. She also worked as a journalist and with NGOs in Africa for more than 20 years,<ref>https://www.one.org/us/person/gayle-e-smith/</ref> where she covered military, economic, and political affairs for the [[BBC]], [[Associated Press]], [[Reuters]], [[Boston Globe]], [[Christian Science Monitor]], [[Toronto Globe & Mail]], [[London Observer]], and [[Financial Times]].<ref>https://www.mcc.gov/about/profile/gayle-e-smith</ref>
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On April 30, 2015, President Obama announced his nomination of Smith to be the new administrator for the [[United States Agency for International Development]] (USAID), to succeed [[Rajiv Shah|Dr. Rajiv Shah]], who resigned the post in  February 2015.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/01/world/obama-to-nominate-gayle-smith-to-lead-usaid.html</ref> There was some opposition to her appointment.<ref>http://www.ibtimes.com/amid-ethiopia-elections-2015-obamas-usaid-nominee-gayle-smith-slammed-supporting-1927748</ref><ref>http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/foreign-policy/241633-senate-should-not-confirm-gayle-smith</ref> The Senate delayed confirmation.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/11/world/partisan-tussle-keeps-top-us-aid-job-vacant.html</ref> Smith was later confirmed on November 30, 2015.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/01/us/politics/senate-confirms-gayle-e-smith-as-head-of-usaid.html?_r=0</ref><ref>https://2009-2017.state.gov/secretary/remarks/2015/11/250163.htm</ref>
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Smith joined the ONE Campaign on March 28, 2017 succeeding [[Michael J. Elliott|Michael J. Elliot]].
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==Other affiliations==
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Smith is a member of the [[Council on Foreign Relations]] and has served on the boards of [[Oxfam America]], the [[Africa America Institute]], [[ASSET]], [[USA for Africa]], and the [[National Security Network]]. She has also consulted for a range of [[NGOs]], foundations, and governmental organizations including [[UNICEF]], the [[World Bank]], [[Dutch Interchurch Aid]], [[Norwegian Church Relief]], and the [[Canadian Council for International Cooperation]].
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She also served on the policy and advisory boards of DATA, the [[Acumen Fund]], and the [[Global Fairness Initiative]], and was the Working Group Chair on Global Poverty for the [[Clinton Global Initiative]] from [[2005]] to [[2007]].<ref>https://www.mcc.gov/about/profile/gayle-e-smith</ref>
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Revision as of 07:47, 19 March 2021

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Alma materUniversity of Colorado Boulder
Member ofCenter for a New American Security, Council on Foreign Relations/Members 3, Lolita Express/Passengers

Gayle E. Smith was Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, an organization with deep ties to the intelligence services, until 2017. There she worked to "strengthen democratic institutions"[1], which in intelligence parlance normally means the opposite. Later she became leader of the ONE Campaign.

Smith was previously the special assistant to the President of the United States and Senior Director for Development and Democracy (i.e. for regime changes) at the U.S. National Security Council [2]

Career

Before her work on the NSC Smith founded the sustainable security program at the think tank Center for American Progress, and co-founded the ENOUGH project and the Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network. She also worked as a journalist and with NGOs in Africa for more than 20 years,[3] where she covered military, economic, and political affairs for the BBC, Associated Press, Reuters, Boston Globe, Christian Science Monitor, Toronto Globe & Mail, London Observer, and Financial Times.[4]

On April 30, 2015, President Obama announced his nomination of Smith to be the new administrator for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), to succeed Dr. Rajiv Shah, who resigned the post in February 2015.[5] There was some opposition to her appointment.[6][7] The Senate delayed confirmation.[8] Smith was later confirmed on November 30, 2015.[9][10]

Smith joined the ONE Campaign on March 28, 2017 succeeding Michael J. Elliot.

Other affiliations

Smith is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and has served on the boards of Oxfam America, the Africa America Institute, ASSET, USA for Africa, and the National Security Network. She has also consulted for a range of NGOs, foundations, and governmental organizations including UNICEF, the World Bank, Dutch Interchurch Aid, Norwegian Church Relief, and the Canadian Council for International Cooperation.

She also served on the policy and advisory boards of DATA, the Acumen Fund, and the Global Fairness Initiative, and was the Working Group Chair on Global Poverty for the Clinton Global Initiative from 2005 to 2007.[11]


 

Events Participated in

EventStartEndLocation(s)Description
Munich Security Conference/202317 February 202319 February 2023Germany
Munich
Bavaria		Annual conference of mid-level functionaries from the military-industrial complex - politicians, propagandists and lobbyists. The real decisions are made by deep politicians behind the scenes, elsewhere.
WEF/Annual Meeting/201620 January 201623 January 2016World Economic Forum
Switzerland		Attended by over 2500 people, both leaders and followers, who were explained how the Fourth Industrial Revolution would changed everything, including being a "revolution of values".
WEF/Annual Meeting/201922 January 201925 January 2019World Economic Forum
Switzerland		"The reality is that we are in a Cold War [against China] that threatens to turn into a hot one."
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References

  1. ↑ https://www.mcc.gov/about/profile/gayle-e-smith
  2. ↑ https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/blog/author/Gayle%20Smith
  3. ↑ https://www.one.org/us/person/gayle-e-smith/
  4. ↑ https://www.mcc.gov/about/profile/gayle-e-smith
  5. ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/01/world/obama-to-nominate-gayle-smith-to-lead-usaid.html
  6. ↑ http://www.ibtimes.com/amid-ethiopia-elections-2015-obamas-usaid-nominee-gayle-smith-slammed-supporting-1927748
  7. ↑ http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/foreign-policy/241633-senate-should-not-confirm-gayle-smith
  8. ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/11/world/partisan-tussle-keeps-top-us-aid-job-vacant.html
  9. ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/01/us/politics/senate-confirms-gayle-e-smith-as-head-of-usaid.html?_r=0
  10. ↑ https://2009-2017.state.gov/secretary/remarks/2015/11/250163.htm
  11. ↑ https://www.mcc.gov/about/profile/gayle-e-smith
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