Rebecca A. Hopkins
Foreign Service Officer, Usaid Colombia @USAID
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WORK HISTORY
Foreign Service Officer, Usaid Colombia @USAID
Bogota, CO
Principally responsible for managing the annual monitoring and evaluation progress for a programmatic portfolio worth $1 billion. Develop and implement programs worth $250 million in annual funding that mitigate northbound migration, de-incentivize coca growing, and facilitate privatesector growth. Advise leadership on risks of programmatic management and cessation.Write for Embassy and USAID leadership at the highest levels on impacts ofprogramming on US national security.
EDUCATION
The American University in Cairo
Fellow, Center for Arabic Study Abroad (CASA), Arabic Language and Literature
The University of Texas at Austin
Master of Public Affairs and MA in Middle Eastern Studies
Emory University
BA (magna cum laude), International Studies (Middle East focus), Arabic Language
Qasid Institute
Arabic Language and Literature
ABOUT REBECCA A. HOPKINS
Rebecca Hopkins is an international development professional who has managed programs in high-risk, post-conflict countries across Latin America, Africa, and the Middle East. Most recently, Rebecca served with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) in Colombia, monitoring $1 billion of investments focused on mitigating northbound migration, de-incentivizing coca growing, and facilitating private sector growth. She also served as the Chief of Staff for Prosper Africa, a presidential initiative designed to increase two-way trade between the United States and Africa. In this role, she managed a budget of $173 million and supervised the strategy and operations for an international team of more than 20, developing $15.7 billion in trade and investment commitments with private sector partners. She earlier spent seven years with USAID designing and providing development assistance in Syria, including investments of $100 million into water, agriculture, electricity, and health care, to forestall the resurgence of ISIS. Rebecca holds a Master of Public Affairs and an MA in Middle Eastern Studies from the University of Texas at Austin, and a BA in International Studies from Emory University. She speaks Spanish and Arabic.
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