[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2002, Book II)]
[July 10, 2002]
[Page 1220]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]



Memorandum on Designation of Officers of the United States Agency for 
International Development To Act as Administrator
July 10, 2002

Memorandum for the Administrator of the United States Agency for 
International Development

Subject: Designation of Officers of the United States Agency for 
International Development to Act as Administrator

    By the authority vested in me as President under the Constitution 
and the laws of the United States of America, including the Federal 
Vacancies Reform Act of 1998, 5 U.S.C. 3345 et seq., I hereby order 
that:
    Section 1. Order of Succession.
    Subject to the provisions of section 2 of this memorandum, during 
any period when both the Administrator of the United States Agency for 
International Development (Administrator) and the Deputy Administrator 
of the United States Agency for International Development (Deputy 
Administrator) have died, resigned, or otherwise become unable to 
perform the functions and duties of the office of Administrator, the 
following officers of the United States Agency for International 
Development, in the order listed, shall perform the functions and duties 
of the office of Administrator, if they are eligible to act as 
Administrator under the provisions of the Federal Vacancies Reform Act 
of 1998, until such time as the Administrator or Deputy Administrator is 
able to perform the functions and duties of the office of Administrator:
     Assistant Administrator for Policy and Program Coordination;
     Assistant Administrator for Legislative and Public Affairs;
     Assistant Administrator for Management; and
    The Assistant Administrators for the following Bureaus in the order 
in which they shall have taken the oath of office:
     Bureau for Africa;
     Bureau for Asia and the Near East;
     Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance;
     Bureau for Economic Growth, Agriculture, and Trade;
     Bureau for Europe and Eurasia;
     Bureau for Global Health; and
     Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean.
    Sec. 2. Exceptions.
       (a)   No individual who is serving in an office listed in section 
            1 in an acting capacity shall, by virtue of so serving, act 
            as Administrator pursuant to this memorandum.
       (b)   Notwithstanding the provisions of this memorandum, the 
            President retains discretion, to the extent permitted by the 
            Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998, 5 U.S.C. 3345-3349d, 
            to depart from this memorandum in designating an acting 
            Administrator.

                                                          George W. Bush

Note: This memorandum was released by the Office of the Press Secretary 
on July 12.