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26 Jul 2021, 23:48 GMT+10
Washington [US], July 26 (ANI): US Agency for International Development (USAID) on Monday (local time) announced Veena Reddy, as the first Indian-American to become its Mission Director.
"Today, Veena Reddy was sworn-in as our new Mission Director. She will be the first Indian-American to lead USAID-India, representing the best of both countries, and aims to bolster US-India's development partnership leveraging her unique experiences and leadership," tweeted USAID.
"Best wishes, Veena USAID-India. India-USAID partnership has the potential to make a difference to the lives of people not only in India and US, but across the world!" tweeted Ambassador of India to the United States, Taranjit Singh Sandhu.
Veena Reddy, a Foreign Service Officer with the US Agency for International Development, is USAID/Cambodia's Mission Director.
She arrived in Cambodia in August 2017 and currently oversees a staff of 75 as well as USAID programs in the food security, environment, health, education, child protection, and democracy and governance sectors.
She has served as Deputy Mission Director in Haiti, where she oversaw post-earthquake reconstruction efforts, elections support, economic growth, food security interventions, hurricane response, and the development of a new strategy.
Prior to this posting, she served in Washington as an Assistant General Counsel, covering legal matters for USAID's programs in Asia, Middle East, and Afghanistan and Pakistan. She has also served in USAID missions in Pakistan, the Central Asian Republics and Central America.
Prior to her government service, Reddy was a corporate attorney at RogersWells in New York and at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer and Feld in London and Los Angeles.
Reddy holds a Juris Doctorate (JD) from Columbia University School of Law and an MA and BA from the University of Chicago. She is a member of the New York and California bars. (ANI)Get a daily dose of Cambodian Times news through our daily email, its complimentary and keeps you fully up to date with world and business news as well.
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