USAID Yerevan getting new chief, increasing funding for ArmeniaFebruary 10, 2016 - 16:41 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Karen R. Hilliard, the current director of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Yerevan Mission, said Wednesday, February 10, she will soon be replaced by Deborah Grieser. Speaking to local reporters, she said her tenure is ending in May, ARKA reports. Prior to her appointment to Armenia in September 2012, Hilliard worked as the USAID representative in Mongolia. Grieser, who will take up her new job in June, is already in Armenia to get acquainted with the USAID-funded projects currently underway. According to Hilliard, the USAID is expected to increase its funding for Armenia, with a corresponding decision soon to be adopted by the U.S. Congress. Karen R. Hilliard served as Mission Director to Jamaica from 2007-2011, managing a multi-million program in economic reform, democracy and governance. Under her leadership, the Mission leveraged an additional $12 million through public/private partnerships. From 2006-2007, she served as Director of the Office of Strategic Planning and Budgeting for the Agency’s Bureau for Global Health in Washington, and from 2003-2006 she was Deputy Regional Director for Ukraine, Moldova and Belarus. Previously, she has worked in Haiti, Malawi, Nicaragua, Oman and Egypt. Top stories The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18. Partner news | Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. CSTO recognizes Armenia’s sovereign right to withdraw Tasmagambetov has said that if Armenia decides to leave the organization, “it will be the sovereign right of Armenia.” Ex-President: Only removal of “defeatist” rulers can save Armenia Former Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan has shared a message on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. |