Donald Steinberg

Donald Steinberg is the deputy administrator at USAID. He previously served as deputy president for policy at the International Crisis Group.

During three decades with the U.S. diplomatic service, he served as ambassador to Angola, director of the State Department's Joint Policy Council, special representative of the president for Humanitarian Demining, special Haiti coordinator, deputy White House press secretary, and NSC senior director for Africa.

Other diplomatic postings include South Africa, Mauritius, Malaysia, Brazil, and Central African Republic. His awards include the Presidential Meritorious Honor Award and the Frasure Award for International Peace.

He holds master's degrees in journalism from Columbia University and political economy from University of Toronto, and a bachelor's degree from Reed College.