The Greenhouse Project, and Regis University

invite you to attend a luncheon to meet Chris Holmes, Global Water Coordinator for USAID and learn how USAID is addressing global water concerns and other development priorities

Thursday, October 11, 2013 from 12 noon to 1:30 p.m.

Regis University, 3333 Regis Boulevard, Denver, Colorado 80221-1099 in the Mountain View Room, Claver Hall

(http://www.regis.edu/regis.asp?sctn=loc&p1=lc&p2=map)

RSVP Here
http://www.ctir.org/upcoming-events/chris-holmes-usaid-luncheon-oct-11/

Cost is $20 per person or $15 for students payable to “CTIR”

55 Madison St, Suite 750, Denver, CO 80206 or call (720) 663-0047

Christian Holmes was designated by Administrator Rajiv Shah as the USAID Global Water Coordinator in February 2011. He is the first USAID executive to serve in this position. Mr. Holmes is the senior representative within USAID responsible for coordinating the implementation of key water policy initiatives, including USAID’s water strategy.  He also serves as the primary spokesman and liaison with public and private organizations, including congressional leaders, to coordinate water efforts.  Since rejoining USAID in January 2010 as the Senior Advisor for Energy and Environment, he has supported the missions in Pakistan, Bangladesh and Ghana on water and food security matters.

Mr. Holmes brings extensive experience in the international economic development, humanitarian assistance and environmental protection sectors. He served as the Director of the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (TDA), Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Refugee Programs, and Acting Director of the USAID Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA).

At TDA, he led a global economic and trade development agency, concentrating on China. At the Bureau for Refugee Programs (State/RP), he coordinated the U.S. response to one of the largest immigration crises in U.S. history, the “Mariel Boatlift” migration of 200,000 Cubans and Haitians into the United States. At OFDA and State/RP, he led relief efforts to the victims of war and natural disasters throughout the developing world, including East Timor, Cambodia, Afghanistan and Lebanon. Also at USAID, he served concurrently as the Deputy Assistant Administrator for Private Enterprise and the Executive Director of the President’s Task Force on International Private Enterprise.

At the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), he served as EPA’s third ranking executive and held simultaneously two Senate-confirmed positions, Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Administrator for Administration and Resource Management. He also served as EPA’s Deputy for Federal Facilities Enforcement and Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator for Solid Waste and Emergency Response.  He received the EPA Gold Medal.

As a USAID Senior Foreign Service Officer with rank of Minister Counselor, he twice received the Presidential Meritorious Service Award.  He received the Arthur S. Fleming award for his leadership of OFDA.

Mr. Holmes served in the U.S. Army, Second Lieutenant, Civil Affairs, receiving the U.S. Army Soldier’s Medal for Heroism.

He is a graduate of Wesleyan University, CT, B A, in Government.