{"266471":{"#nid":"266471","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Sampler Begins New Position at USAID","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDonald \u201cLarry\u201d Sampler Jr., an almunus of the \u003Cstrong\u003ESchool of Public Policy\u003C\/strong\u003E, was sworn in as Assistant to the Administrator in the Office of Afghanistan and Pakistan Affairs at USAID. In this role, Sampler will oversee the two countries with the largest USAID budgets in a region critical to U.S. national security.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EUSAID Administrator Rajiv Shaw, who administered the oath, said at the swearing in, \u0022This is a unique and important moment for the region: in Afghanistan, even as our troops come home, we continue to invest in the nation\u2019s long-term development, ensuring the gains we\u2019ve made over the last decade are lasting and meaningful. \u0026nbsp;And in Pakistan, many of our partnerships are beginning to hit their stride\u2014delivering rewards that will affect millions.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn the past Sampler has served as both Senior Deputy Assistant to the Administrator working on Afghanistan and management issues and Vice President and Director of the Communities in Transition Division of Creative Associates International.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDonald \u201cLarry\u201d Sampler Jr., an almunus of the \u003Cstrong\u003ESchool of Public Policy\u003C\/strong\u003E, was sworn in as Assistant to the Administrator in the Office of Afghanistan and Pakistan Affairs at USAID.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27889","created_gmt":"2014-01-13 15:50:44","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:15:40","author":"Beth Godfrey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-01-13T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2014-01-13T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"266441":{"id":"266441","type":"image","title":"Larry Sampler","body":null,"created":"1449244039","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 15:47:19","changed":"1475894953","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:49:13","alt":"Larry Sampler","file":{"fid":"198529","name":"larrysampler.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/larrysampler_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/larrysampler_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":23817,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/larrysampler_0.jpg?itok=oX4etB1t"}}},"media_ids":["266441"],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"}],"categories":[{"id":"130","name":"Alumni"}],"keywords":[{"id":"2419","name":"usaid"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}