Cindy Huang

Cindy Huang

Cindy Huang is a senior policy fellow at the Center for Global Development, where she works on issues related to refugees, U.S. development policy and fragile and conflict-affected states. Previously, Cindy served in the Obama administration as the director of policy of the State Department’s Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations and was deputy vice president at the Millennium Challenge Corporation. Cindy is also the author of a recent report, "Refugee Compacts: Addressing the Crisis of Protracted Displacement."

Latest Articles

Opinion: Granting refugees the right to work can help revitalize economies

Opinion: Granting refugees the right to work can help revitalize economies

over 7 years ago // Migration and displacement

In low and middle-income countries, granting refugees the ability to work is good policy — and economics, write Cindy Huang and Gideon Maltz.

Opinion: Here's how the international community should respond to the Rohingya refugee crisis

Opinion: Here's how the international community should respond to the Rohingya refugee crisis

over 8 years ago // Rohingya refugee crisis

The international community must both call on Bangladesh to offer a safe haven to Rohingya refugees and support the country in doing so. Here's how.

Opinion: 4 pragmatic steps to jump-start foreign assistance reform

Opinion: 4 pragmatic steps to jump-start foreign assistance reform

over 8 years ago // The future of US aid

Center for Global Development Senior Policy Fellows Cindy Huang and Jeremy Konyndyk spent years managing foreign assistance operations for the United States government. Here's their roadmap for development assistance reform.

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