President Barack Obama has named Rajiv Shah, an Indian American official at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, to head USAID, an agency charged with spurring development around the world.
"The mission of USAID is to advance America's interests by strengthening our relationships abroad," he said of the US Agency for International Development (USAID), which has more than 6,800 people working in some 80 countries worldwide.
Rajiv Shah, 36, "brings fresh ideas and the dedication and impressive background necessary to help guide USAID as it works to achieve this important goal," he said. "I look forward to working with Rajiv in the months and years ahead."
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