Paloma Adams-Allen
Paloma Adams-Allen | |
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Deputy Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development for Management and Resources | |
Assumed office October 12, 2021 | |
President | Joe Biden |
Administrator | Samantha Power |
President of the Inter-American Foundation | |
Assumed office April 2017 | |
President | Donald Trump Joe Biden |
Personal details | |
Born | Jamaika |
Children | 2 |
Bildung | Brown University (BA) Johns Hopkins University (MA) Georgetown University (JD) |
Paloma Adams-Allen is a Jamaican-American foreign policy advisor who is currently serving as deputy administrator of the United States Agency for International Development for management and resources in the Biden administration.
Early life and education
Adams-Allen was born and raised in Jamaica. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in development studies from Brown University, a Master of International Affairs from Johns Hopkins University, and a Juris Doctor from the Georgetown University Law Center.[1]
Career
From 1998 to 2000, Adams-Allen was the director of the Caribbean and Central America Action's financial services program. She was then a summer law associate at Coudert Brothers. In 2000, she joined the Organization of American States, serving as a senior advisor and regional manager. In 2010, she joined the United States Agency for International Development, serving as a senior advisor for Latin America and the Caribbean and later associate deputy administrator for the same region. From 2016 to 2017, she was the senior director of private sector partnerships at Winrock International. In April 2017, she became the president of the Inter-American Foundation.[2][3]
References
- ^ "Paloma Adams-Allen". Concordia. Retrieved 2021-06-05.
- ^ "President Biden Announces Key Nominations". The White House. 2021-06-03. Retrieved 2021-06-05.
- ^ Gramer, Robbie. "Biden to Tap Career Diplomat as Top Official on Refugee Policy". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 2021-06-05.