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Presidential Memorandum

Designation of Officers of the United States Agency for International Development To Act As Administrator

This memorandum establishes a line of succession for acting USAID Administrator, specifying that Assistant Administrators for the agency's bureaus will act as Administrator in order of their appointment if both the Administrator and Deputy Administrator are unable to serve. It supersedes a 2002 memorandum and preserves presidential discretion to depart from this order.

Federal Register Open PDF 73 FR 75535

Impact dates

  1. Publish memorandum in Federal Register

Key directives

  • Establish order of succession for USAID Administrator among Bureau Assistant Administrators
  • Exclude acting officials from succession by virtue of acting status
  • Require eligibility under Federal Vacancies Reform Act
  • Preserve presidential discretion to depart from memorandum
  • Supersede July 10, 2002 memorandum
  • Publish in Federal Register

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • Succession order takes effect upon publication

Near term (90d)

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Long term

  • Continuity of USAID leadership during vacancies

Risks & tensions

  • Low institutional tension; routine administrative housekeeping
  • Presidential discretion clause (Sec. 2(c)) creates flexibility but also uncertainty in application
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