Wednesday, July 27, 2005
Halleluia! I just got word yesterday that Pamela White WILL be our "honored guest" at the business course graduation, that is now scheduled for October 29. She is the Director of USAID at the US Embassy. New there, and her credentials are fantastic. Here is her official bio from the Embassy website:
USAID/Mali has achieved notable success in recent years including a tripling of the number of girls in primary school in the north of Mali, a 200% increase in the number of elected women leaders over the last two years, an increase from 32% to 67% in the vaccination rate for young children over the last four years, a tripling in the number of women with access to finance, and the completion of a canal costing more than $1.5 million that will improve the lives of an estimated 20,000 Malians. Prior to leaving Mali, Ms. White was the first USAID mission director ever awarded one of that country's highest decorations given to foreigners, the Ordre National du Mali.
Ms. White has served for over 27 years in various positions for the U.S. Government in eight overseas posts and in Washington, DC. As deputy director for East Africa in Washington, D.C. from 1999-2001, she helped to coordinate the delivery of food to Ethiopia and Eritrea, helped to develop a six-year Ugandan strategy, and oversaw the expansion of programs in Sudan and Congo. Ms. White also served as USAID's executive officer in the Haiti, Egypt, and South African missions from 1989-1998; director of recruitment from 1993-1995 in Washington, DC; and deputy executive officer in Senegal and Haiti from 1981-1988. She also worked as the Community Liaison Officer (CLO) in Burkina Faso from 1978-1980 and was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Cameroon from 1971-1973.
Before joining USAID, Ms. White was a director at the English Language School in Atlanta, Georgia from 1975-1977 and a researcher in the Ivory Coast from 1973-1975.
A native of Auburn, Maine, White is a graduate of the University of Maine and the School for International Training, with a master's degree in international development. She is also a graduate of the Industrial College of the Armed Forces, class of 1999.
| In April 2005 Pam White was appointed mission director in Tanzania. |
USAID/Mali has achieved notable success in recent years including a tripling of the number of girls in primary school in the north of Mali, a 200% increase in the number of elected women leaders over the last two years, an increase from 32% to 67% in the vaccination rate for young children over the last four years, a tripling in the number of women with access to finance, and the completion of a canal costing more than $1.5 million that will improve the lives of an estimated 20,000 Malians. Prior to leaving Mali, Ms. White was the first USAID mission director ever awarded one of that country's highest decorations given to foreigners, the Ordre National du Mali.
Ms. White has served for over 27 years in various positions for the U.S. Government in eight overseas posts and in Washington, DC. As deputy director for East Africa in Washington, D.C. from 1999-2001, she helped to coordinate the delivery of food to Ethiopia and Eritrea, helped to develop a six-year Ugandan strategy, and oversaw the expansion of programs in Sudan and Congo. Ms. White also served as USAID's executive officer in the Haiti, Egypt, and South African missions from 1989-1998; director of recruitment from 1993-1995 in Washington, DC; and deputy executive officer in Senegal and Haiti from 1981-1988. She also worked as the Community Liaison Officer (CLO) in Burkina Faso from 1978-1980 and was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Cameroon from 1971-1973.
Before joining USAID, Ms. White was a director at the English Language School in Atlanta, Georgia from 1975-1977 and a researcher in the Ivory Coast from 1973-1975.
A native of Auburn, Maine, White is a graduate of the University of Maine and the School for International Training, with a master's degree in international development. She is also a graduate of the Industrial College of the Armed Forces, class of 1999.
