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Andrew Natsios
Andrew S. Natsios (born September 22, 1949) 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.
After serving as a Massachusetts state representative and chairman of the Massachusetts Republican Party, Natsios served as secretary of administration and finance and chairman of the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority in the Cellucci administration. Then, Natsios served under George W. Bush as administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and special envoy to Sudan. Natsios also served as vice president of the evangelical Christian humanitarian organization World Vision U.S. He currently teaches as executive professor at the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University, where he served as director for the Scowcroft Institute of International Affairs.
Natsios was born in Philadelphia to Basil and Eta Natsios, Americans of Greek descent. He received his BA in history from Georgetown University in 1971 and his MPP from the Harvard Kennedy School at Harvard University in 1979.
Natsios served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1975 to 1987, focusing on public finance and municipal government. During this time, he co-authored Proposition 2½ (a property tax cutting law) and State Zoning Law Chapter 808. He was also chairman of the Town of Holliston By-Law Study Committee and Treasurer for the Industrial Development Commission. In 1986, 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. The legislation passed without opposition. He 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.
Natsios was also the Chairman of the Massachusetts Republican State Committee for seven years. He directed the rebuilding of the party's institutional capacity, and implemented a strategy of focusing on races for the state legislature. The state party's income increased significantly during this period, as did the services they offered to candidates, and the number of Republicans in the legislative delegation increased by 17%.
A 23-year veteran of the United States Army Reserve, Natsios was commissioned second lieutenant at Georgetown University (ROTC) in 1971. He 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. He retired in 1995 with the rank of lieutenant colonel.
He directed the Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance at the U.S. Agency for International Development from 1989 to 1991 during the George H.W Bush administration. Additionally, he served as assistant administrator for the Bureau for Food and Humanitarian Assistance, which is now the Bureau of Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance, from 1991 to January 1993.
Under 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. The first Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) were developed under Natsios's predecessor, Julia Taft, but were first deployed under Natsios' orders. The first version of the Field Operations Guide For Disaster Assessment and Response (FOG) was issued under his auspices.
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Andrew Natsios
Andrew S. Natsios (born September 22, 1949) 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.
After serving as a Massachusetts state representative and chairman of the Massachusetts Republican Party, Natsios served as secretary of administration and finance and chairman of the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority in the Cellucci administration. Then, Natsios served under George W. Bush as administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and special envoy to Sudan. Natsios also served as vice president of the evangelical Christian humanitarian organization World Vision U.S. He currently teaches as executive professor at the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University, where he served as director for the Scowcroft Institute of International Affairs.
Natsios was born in Philadelphia to Basil and Eta Natsios, Americans of Greek descent. He received his BA in history from Georgetown University in 1971 and his MPP from the Harvard Kennedy School at Harvard University in 1979.
Natsios served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1975 to 1987, focusing on public finance and municipal government. During this time, he co-authored Proposition 2½ (a property tax cutting law) and State Zoning Law Chapter 808. He was also chairman of the Town of Holliston By-Law Study Committee and Treasurer for the Industrial Development Commission. In 1986, 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. The legislation passed without opposition. He 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.
Natsios was also the Chairman of the Massachusetts Republican State Committee for seven years. He directed the rebuilding of the party's institutional capacity, and implemented a strategy of focusing on races for the state legislature. The state party's income increased significantly during this period, as did the services they offered to candidates, and the number of Republicans in the legislative delegation increased by 17%.
A 23-year veteran of the United States Army Reserve, Natsios was commissioned second lieutenant at Georgetown University (ROTC) in 1971. He 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. He retired in 1995 with the rank of lieutenant colonel.
He directed the Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance at the U.S. Agency for International Development from 1989 to 1991 during the George H.W Bush administration. Additionally, he served as assistant administrator for the Bureau for Food and Humanitarian Assistance, which is now the Bureau of Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance, from 1991 to January 1993.
Under 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. The first Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) were developed under Natsios's predecessor, Julia Taft, but were first deployed under Natsios' orders. The first version of the Field Operations Guide For Disaster Assessment and Response (FOG) was issued under his auspices.