James A. Bever

James A. Bever currently serves as Director of the Afghanistan-Pakistan Task Force, and is responsible for more that $4 billion of U.S. assistance to Afghanistan and Pakistan.

He holds the rank of Minister Counselor in the Senior Foreign Service, and has extensive experience in international development in the Islamic belt of the Middle East, North Africa/Sahel, South Asia and East Asia.

Previously, Mr. Bever served as Senior Deputy Assistant Administrator for the Middle East, providing leadership for $2.5 billion in U.S. assistance to the Middle East and North Africa.

Mr. Bever also served as the Deputy Assistant Administrator for Asia and the Near East, leading Iraq reconstruction efforts. He was Mission Director to the West Bank and Gaza from 2004 to 2006 and to Afghanistan from 2003 to 2004. He was Deputy Mission Director in India (1998-2002), Division Chief in Islamabad (1984-88), and Director of USAID's Office of South Asian Affairs from 2002 to 2003.

James Bever received his Bachelor of Arts in economics from Cornell University and earned a Master's degree from Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service.