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Gloria Steele

A career member of the U.S. Senior Executive Service, Gloria D. Steele is USAID mission director for the Philippines and the Pacific Islands. Prior to her current appointment, Steele served as the senior deputy assistant administrator for the Bureau for Global Health.

Homepage: http://www.usaid.gov/who-we-are/organization/gloria-d-steele

Battling Climate Change’s Most Powerful Punches

A common sight in Vunisinu and Nalase villages in Fiji—worn out concrete stilts as a result of flooding in the villages

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry describes climate change as “the greatest challenge of our generation.” In the Pacific Islands, USAID is working with communities to come up with the most effective solutions to climate change.

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