Bonnie Glick

Bonnie Glick is an American diplomat and businesswoman. She serves as the Deputy Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development. Nominated for the post by President Donald Trump in April 2018, she was confirmed by the United States Senate by a voice vote in January 2019.[1]

Bonnie Glick
Deputy Administrator of the
United States Agency for International Development
Assumed office
January 2019
PresidentDonald J. Trump
Preceded byDavid H. Moore (acting)
Personal details
Political partyRepublican
Children2
Alma materCornell University (BA)
Columbia University (MA)
University of Maryland (MBA)

Early life and education

Glick grew up in Chicago where she attended the Akiba Schechter Jewish Day School and Kenwood Academy. Glick graduated from Cornell University with a degree in Government and International Relations, where she was a member of Alpha Epsilon Phi Sorority. She graduated from Columbia University with a master's degree in International Affairs. She earned a Master’s in Business Administration from the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland.[2]

Career

Glick worked for 12 years as a Foreign Service Officer at the United States Department of State. She later worked for IBM as a global account executive, where she co-authored three patents. Glick served as the Deputy Secretary of the Maryland Department of Aging from 2017 until 2019 under Governor Larry Hogan.

In her role as Deputy Administrator of USAID, Glick also serves as the Chief Operating Officer of the agency.[3][4]

Personal life

Glick speaks seven languages including English, Spanish, Portuguese, Hebrew, Amharic, French, and Russian.[5] She is married and has two sons.

Glick is a registered Republican. She has written opinion pieces for the Washington Jewish Week.[6] Glick served on the Maryland-Israel Sister State Committee and Montgomery County, Maryland Republican Party Board. She has served in leadership positions on a number of non-profit boards.

References
  1. "PN1823 - Nomination of Bonnie Glick for United States Agency for International Development, 115th Congress (2017-2018)". www.congress.gov. 2019-01-02. Retrieved 2019-07-03.
  2. "Bonnie Glick". www.usaid.gov. 2019-01-30. Retrieved 2019-07-03.
  3. "Bonnie Glick (@USAIDBGlick) | Twitter". twitter.com. Retrieved 2019-07-03.
  4. "U.S. Global Water Strategy, Part 1 | C-SPAN.org". www.c-span.org. Retrieved 2019-07-03.
  5. Team, Meridian International Center. "Bonnie Glick | Meridian International Center". www.meridian.org. Retrieved 2019-07-03.
  6. "Glick nominated to USAID post". Washington Jewish Week. 2018-04-18. Retrieved 2019-07-03.
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