Maria Otero
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State Department Under Secretary for Global Affairs |
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Confirmed: Aug. 7, 2009 Nominated: June 9, 2009 Announced: May 12, 2009 |
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Bio
- Age: 61
- Education: Johns Hopkins University, MA; University of Maryland, BA, MA
- From: Washington, DC
- Ethnicity: Hispanic
- Gender: Female
Born and raised in La Paz, Bolivia, Otero is an international development executive and a leader in microfinance.
Last Job
- ACCION International, executive vice president, president and chief executive officer
Other Jobs
- U.S. AID, economist
- Center for Development and Population Activities, program director
Board Memberships
- ACCION International
- BancoSol
- Calvert Foundation
- Council of Foreign Relations
- Public Welfare Foundation
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