J._Brady_Anderson

J. Brady Anderson

J. Brady Anderson

American diplomat

J. Brady Anderson (born 1945) is an attorney, former American ambassador (Tanzania 1994–1997),[1][2] administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) (1999-2001), [3] and chairman of the board of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation. He is chairman of the board of the Institute for Global Engagement (IGE).[4]

It was the intention of the American Foreign Service Association (AFSA) to oppose Anderson's nomination for the Ambassadorship not based on a lack of qualifications but because “Anderson's nomination is the latest in a series of White House decisions to replace career-officer ambassadors, who have been in their embassies only a short time, with political appointees. In AFSA's view, this practice seriously threatens the unwritten but long-standing rule that a U.S. ambassador's normal tour of duty should be three years.”[5]

Anderson's tenure as USAID Administrator was seen as calm and absent major scandals or breakthroughs. One observer of USAID stated that Anderson was on "cruise control" for most his time at the helm.[6]

Anderson received a B.A. from Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee in 1967, and a J.D. from the University of Arkansas School of Law in 1973. He went on to work as a private attorney in Helena, Arkansas, assistant attorney general in Little Rock, Arkansas, as a special assistant to Governor Bill Clinton and as senior law clerk to U.S. District Judge Elsijane T. Roy of Little Rock.[3]

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    "J. Brady Anderson (1945–)". Office of the Historian. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
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    "EXECUTIVE REPORTS OF COMMITTEES". Congressional Record. GPO. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
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    "PRESIDENT CLINTON NAMES J. BRADY ANDERSON AS ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT". The White House. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
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    "J. Brady Anderson". SVP Charleston. Social Ventures Partners. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
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    Goshko, John M. (May 23, 1994). "CLINTON CHOICE FOR TANZANIA ENVOY OPPOSED". The Washington Post. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
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    Norris, John (2014-07-23). "The clashes of the 1990s". Devex. Retrieved 2023-07-19.
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