Cuba Loses Trifecta In U.S. House Of Representatives With New Staff Appointment

Cuba Loses Trifecta In U.S. House Of Representatives

Punchbowl
Washington DC
2 November 2023

“Some news on the staffing front: Johnson is bringing back Josh Hodges as his national security adviser. Hodges worked for Johnson in 2017-18 before decamping for the Trump administration. Hodges worked at the Energy Department, USAID and served two stints on the National Security Council, where he eventually became the senior director for Western Hemisphere affairs.”

From LinkedIn (Josh Hodges)

”Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Western Hemisphere Affairs- National Security Council, The White House.  Oct 2020 - Feb 2021

Acting Assistant Administrator/SDAA, USAID, Latin America and the Caribbean.  May 2020 - Oct 2020

Director of Western Hemisphere Affairs Director of Western Hemisphere Affairs.  Jan 2020 - May 2020

Deputy Senior Director for Information Statecraft & Director of Strategic Communications.  Nov 2018 - Jun 2020  

Returning to the National Security Council (NSC) after serving there from 2018 until the Spring of 2020, served as senior advisor and special assistant to the President of the United States and the senior director for the Western Hemisphere at the NSC. A commissioned officer of the White House, supporting, the National Security Advisor, and the Deputy National Security Advisor on wide-ranging issues related to the Western Hemisphere. Attend Deputies Committees and Principals Committees (PC), and chair senior U.S. interagency working group meetings on select security issues and challenges. Returning to the National Security Council (NSC) after serving there from 2018 until the Spring of 2020, served as senior advisor and special assistant to the President of the United States and the senior director for the Western Hemisphere at the NSC. A commissioned officer of the White House, supporting, the National Security Advisor, and the Deputy National Security Advisor on wide-ranging issues related to the Western Hemisphere. Attend Deputies Committees and Principals Committees (PC), and chair senior U.S. interagency working group meetings on select security issues and challenges.

Served as Acting Assistant Administrator (Senior Official Performing the Duties of) and Senior Deputy Assistant Administrator in USAID’s Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), advancing the U.S. national security priorities and coordinating with international partners.

Oversee USAID programs and activities to help to make the U.S. and the Western Hemisphere more peaceful, secure, and prosperous by strengthening the capacity of governments and private entities to improve governance and democracy, combat crime, and create an economic environment in which the private sector can flourish and create jobs.

Throughout the region, USAID has 13 field offices, 4 regional programs, and Washington-based programs focusing on Cuba, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Our programs in LAC help to generate economic prosperity, reduce crime and violence, support civil society, defend universal rights, and protect the environment while fostering business growth. USAID works closely with host governments (national and municipal), other U.S. Government agencies, civil society, the private sector, development banks, and international organizations to help achieve enduring results.Served as Acting Assistant Administrator (Senior Official Performing the Duties of) and Senior Deputy Assistant Administrator in USAID’s Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), advancing the U.S. national security priorities and coordinating with international partners. Oversee USAID programs and activities to help to make the U.S. and the Western Hemisphere more peaceful, secure, and prosperous by strengthening the capacity of governments and private entities to improve governance and democracy, combat crime, and create an economic environment in which the private sector can flourish and create jobs. Throughout the region, USAID has 13 field offices, 4 regional programs, and Washington-based programs focusing on Cuba, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Our programs in LAC help to generate economic prosperity, reduce crime and violence, support civil society, defend universal rights, and protect the environment while fostering business growth. USAID works closely with host governments (national and municipal), other U.S. Government agencies, civil society, the private sector, development banks, and international organizations to help achieve enduring results.”

Mario Diaz-Balart (R- 26th District)
United States House of Representatives
Committee on Appropriations
Chairman- Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs

María Elvira Salazar (R- 27th District)
United States House of Representatives
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Chairwoman- Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, Civilian Security, Migration and International Economic Policy