1. Andrew S Natsios was born on September 22,1949 and is an American public servant and Republican politician originally from Massachusetts, who served in a number of positions in the administrations of Governor Paul Cellucci and President George W Bush.
Andrew Natsios was born in Philadelphia to Basil and Eta Andrew Natsios, Americans of Greek descent.
Andrew Natsios received his BA in history from Georgetown University in 1971 and his MPP from the Harvard Kennedy School at Harvard University in 1979.
Andrew Natsios served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1975 to 1987, focusing on public finance and municipal government.
Andrew Natsios was chairman of the Town of Holliston By-Law Study Committee and Treasurer for the Industrial Development Commission.
In 1986, Andrew Natsios introduced legislation to repeal the Massachusetts Teachers' Oath, a product of the 1930s that remained state law even after the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court invalidated the law in 1967.
Andrew Natsios was named Legislator of the Year by the Massachusetts Municipal Association in 1978, and by the Massachusetts Association of School Committees and Citizen for Limited Taxation in 1986.
Andrew Natsios was the Chairman of the Massachusetts Republican State Committee for seven years.
Andrew Natsios directed the rebuilding of the party's institutional capacity, and implemented a strategy of focusing on races for the state legislature.
Andrew Natsios was a civil affairs officer and served in the Gulf War in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait City, and on the Joint Staff of the Pentagon in 1993, where he worked on Somalia and Bosnia.
Andrew Natsios retired in 1995 with the rank of lieutenant colonel.
Under Andrew Natsios, OFDA focused its attention on civil wars and famines, which research had found were responsible for more than twice the number of deaths than from natural disasters.
From 1993 to 1998, Andrew Natsios served as vice president of international programs for World Vision.
Andrew Natsios later published a book on the crisis entitled The Great North Korean Famine.
In 2001, Andrew Natsios took over as chairman and CEO of the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority and CEO of Boston's Central Artery Project after a cost overrun scandal.
Andrew Natsios contributed to the designs for surface restoration for once the project was completed.
In May 2001, Andrew Natsios was sworn in as the administrator of the United States Agency for International Development.
Early in his term as administrator, Andrew Natsios set up the Office of Conflict Mitigation and Management, and directed that conflict provisions be added to country strategies.
Andrew Natsios worked to advance USAID's commitment to inclusive development by passing a policy directive that mandated that requests for funding explain how they will instead work to ensure that people with disabilities are included and not discriminated against.
Andrew Natsios commissioned a report on the expected death rates in Darfur, should the humanitarian response be insufficient or delayed.
Andrew Natsios's warnings led to President Bush's use of political pressure on to Sudanese leader to try to stop the violence, as well as billions of dollars of aid being sent to Sudan.
Andrew Natsios helped launch major presidential initiatives, including PEPFAR and the President's Malaria Initiative.
Andrew Natsios oversaw the redesign of the USAID logo, which was updated to include the tagline "From the American People" so as to emphasize the contributions of the American taxpayer.
Andrew Natsios advocated for changes to the United States' food aid system that would allow food to be purchased locally.
Andrew Natsios retired as special envoy in 2007 when Rich Williamson was appointed as the new special envoy to Sudan.
From 2006 to 2012, Andrew Natsios taught as a Distinguished Professor in the Practice of Diplomacy and served as an Advisor on International Development at Georgetown University's Walsh School of Foreign Service.
Andrew Natsios was a Jennings Randolph Senior Fellow at the United States Institute of Peace from 1998 to 1999 and a Senior Fellow at the Hudson Institute from 2008 to 2018.
Andrew Natsios is the emeritus co-chairman for the Committee for Human Rights in North Korea, which is a research center center on human rights.
Andrew Natsios has authored numerous articles on foreign policy and humanitarian emergencies, as well as three books: Sudan, South Sudan, and Darfur: What Everyone Needs to Know, The Great North Korean Famine, and US Foreign Policy and the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.
Andrew Natsios has contributed to thirteen books, written over 40 articles for publications such as Foreign Affairs, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, and the Washington Quarterly.
Andrew Natsios was featured in the US Army War College's quarterly publication, Parameters, in 2005, with his article "The Nine Principles of Reconstruction and Development".