New USAID director.

The US Agency for International Development (USAID) on July 19 announced the swearing in of Wayne R. Nilsestuen as its new Mission Director for Guatemala. Mr. Nilsestuen most recently served as USAID Mission Director in Paraguay. He joined USAID in 1973 as an International Development Intern (IDI) and began his career as an agricultural economist assigned to Pakistan. He hails from Wisconsin where he grew up on a dairy and poultry farm. Details: Tel: [phone]. Web http: //www.usaid.gov/locations/latin_america_caribbean/