From January 21-23, Deputy Administrator Isobel Coleman will travel to Liberia as a member of the President Joe Biden presidential Delegation to the inauguration of President-elect Joseph Boakai. While in Liberia, Deputy Administrator Coleman will advance the U.S. government’s work to support inclusive, equitable development, including anti-corruption efforts and healthcare access and outcomes.

In addition to attending the inauguration, the Deputy Administrator will host a roundtable discussion on transparency and countering corruption with civil society organizations and will visit USAID-supported health clinics throughout the Monrovia region.

Deputy Administrator Coleman is responsible for USAID’s policy and programming, overseeing the Agency’s Regional and Pillar Bureaus. As Deputy Administrator, she guides USAID’s crisis response, including representing USAID on the Deputies Committee of the National Security Council, and oversees Agency efforts to promote food security, global health, democracy, and economic growth, and address the root causes of conflict.

Ambassador Coleman previously served as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations for Management, Reform and Special Political Affairs. She was formerly a partner with McKinsey, the Chief Operating Officer of GiveDirectly, and spent more than a decade as a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. She is a graduate of Princeton University and received her MPhil and DPhil degrees from Oxford University, which she attended on a Marshall Scholarship.