Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Rajiv “Raj” Shah (born March 9, 1973) is the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development USAID. He was confirmed by the Senate on December 24, 2009. In this role, Shah leads more than 9,600 professionals in 80 missions around the world, and manages an annual budget of over 22 billion dollars. USAID is focused on ending extreme poverty During his years at USAID, Administrator Shah has also led our nation’s humanitarian response to crisis such as the earthquake in Haiti, flooding in Pakistan, famine in the horn of Africa, refugees fleeing Syria, and the typhoon in the Philippines.This new model of development - focused on partnership, innovation and results – is best exemplified by some of Shahs’ signature priorities: Feed the Future, the Child Survival Call to Action, Power Africa, Grand Challenges for Development, Development Innovation Ventures and USAID Forward. Administrator Shah has worked to ensure that USAID's goals - ending poverty and preventable childhood death and reducing the incidence of childhood hunger - are accomplished through a partnership between public resources and private investors Prior to his appointment at USAID, Administrator Shah served as Under Secretary of Agriculture for Research, Education, and Economics and Chief Scientist on April 17, 2009. Shah’s nomination was confirmed by the United States Senate by unanimous consent on May 12, 2009.Before serving in this administration, Shah worked in a range of leadership roles at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation including Director of Agricultural Development, Director of Financial Services, leader of the Strategic Opportunities initiative and manager of the Foundation’s $1.5 billion commitment to the Vaccine Fund.. }
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- Rajiv_Shah abstract "Rajiv “Raj” Shah (born March 9, 1973) is the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development USAID. He was confirmed by the Senate on December 24, 2009. In this role, Shah leads more than 9,600 professionals in 80 missions around the world, and manages an annual budget of over 22 billion dollars. USAID is focused on ending extreme poverty During his years at USAID, Administrator Shah has also led our nation’s humanitarian response to crisis such as the earthquake in Haiti, flooding in Pakistan, famine in the horn of Africa, refugees fleeing Syria, and the typhoon in the Philippines.This new model of development - focused on partnership, innovation and results – is best exemplified by some of Shahs’ signature priorities: Feed the Future, the Child Survival Call to Action, Power Africa, Grand Challenges for Development, Development Innovation Ventures and USAID Forward. Administrator Shah has worked to ensure that USAID's goals - ending poverty and preventable childhood death and reducing the incidence of childhood hunger - are accomplished through a partnership between public resources and private investors Prior to his appointment at USAID, Administrator Shah served as Under Secretary of Agriculture for Research, Education, and Economics and Chief Scientist on April 17, 2009. Shah’s nomination was confirmed by the United States Senate by unanimous consent on May 12, 2009.Before serving in this administration, Shah worked in a range of leadership roles at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation including Director of Agricultural Development, Director of Financial Services, leader of the Strategic Opportunities initiative and manager of the Foundation’s $1.5 billion commitment to the Vaccine Fund.".