Andrew Natsios

Andrew Natsios

Andrew Natsios is a former administrator of the United States Agency for International Development and is currently an executive professor at the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University.

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Opinion: How the US can combat hidden hunger

Opinion: How the US can combat hidden hunger

over 4 years ago // Food security

Nearly one-tenth of the global population was undernourished last year. But a new, comprehensive program may help tackle malnutrition.

Opinion: The Development Credit Authority needs to stay in USAID

Opinion: The Development Credit Authority needs to stay in USAID

almost 8 years ago // The future of US aid

The White House has unveiled plans to transform the Overseas Private Investment Corporation into a new United States development finance institution. But in an effort to "reduce redundancy," the administration has proposed stripping the U.S. Agency for International Development of one of its most valuable tools: the Development Credit Authority. Former USAID Administrator Andrew Natsios and former USAID Assistant Administrator Eric Postel explain.

USAID history and reform we can agree on

USAID history and reform we can agree on

over 11 years ago // Andrew Natsios on USAID History

Last month, Devex launched a special feature on the history of USAID, focusing on the accomplishments and failings of the agency’s administrators through the years. In this guest commentary, former USAID Administrator Andrew Natsios stresses that each administrator's performance is better evaluated in the context of the presidents who appointed them and their foreign policy.