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On June 17, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee held a confirmation hearing on the nomination of Gayle Smith as the next USAID Administrator:

Ms. Gayle Smith Of Ohio,
To Be Administrator Of The United States Agency For International Development
Download Testimony (pdf)

• Howard W. French on Gayle Smith’s Appointment as USAID Administrator
• Gayle Smith: From National Security Council to USAID Administrator

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Senate Foreign Relations confirmation hearing 4 Gayle Smith to head @USAID w/ John Prendergast w/ @EnoughProject pic.twitter.com/DkJAkIYu1N

— John Shinkle (@jnshinkle) June 17, 2015

Then this happened:

A protester is removed from Sen. Foreign Relations confirmation hearing for Gayle Smith to run @USAID #ForeignPolicy pic.twitter.com/1W3Ua3ApDz

— John Shinkle (@jnshinkle) June 17, 2015

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@jnshinkle I imagine this had something to do w/ Gayle Smith’s support for strongmen across Africa, namely #Ethiopia‘s Meles Zenawi? @USAID

— Jeffrey Smith (@Smith_RFKennedy) June 17, 2015

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@Smith_RFKennedy Per a source close to protester, latter waved pic of Samuel Awoke, an Ethiopian opposition pol murdered Monday @jnshinkle

— ℳo Keita (@mohkeit) June 17, 2015

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@Smith_RFKennedy @mohkeit Yes. People underestimate how bad we have it in #Ethiopia …

— Tarikua Getachew (@TarikawiPeace) June 17, 2015

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From one Zenawian to another: Alex de Waal writes to USAID nominee Gayle Smith imploring her to end famine. #Ethiopiahttp://t.co/oEeiATr5VB

— Mohammed Ademo (@OPride) June 18, 2015

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