“U.S.AID; One Year Later” featuring Michelle Barrett, Senior International Development Executive. Michelle will offer a rare, insider’s perspective on the dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) mission leadership during the pivotal period from January to September 2025. She will reflect on her career as well as USAID’s longstanding role in advancing U.S. national security and global stability

Michelle Barrett is a career Foreign Service Officer having served for over twenty years with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), most recently as Deputy Mission Director for USAID/West Africa. She has led large, multi-country initiatives across Africa, the Caribbean, Eastern Europe and Asia. She is a Michigan native with a bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan and a Master’s in Comparative Politics from the London School of Economics.

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