Sean Callahan

 

As the Vice President for Overseas Operations, Sean Callahan is responsible for the oversight of programmatic activities in more than 90 countries, with a budget of over $500 million and a staff of over 3500. He ensures the fulfillment of the agency's mission while particularly focusing on assistance to the poor, respect for human dignity, justice and peace and partnership with local institutions.

Mr. Callahan was the Regional Director for South Asia from January 1998 to May 2004. His priority responsibilities included overseeing CRS operations in India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal. Mr. Callahan has previous experience working in India, as the Representative of the CRS program in Eastern India/Kolkata (1994-1996). During his tenure in Kolkata, Mr. Callahan managed operations in Eastern India, including a USAID/CRS Title II food program and a child survival program in Patna, Bihar.

Mr. Callahan has had a wide variety of experiences in South Asia, including representing CRS at the Asian Bishops Synod in 1998; working closely with Mother Teresa of the Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta; responding to flood, drought, earthquake and man-made emergencies; experiencing a terrorist attack by the LTTE (Tamil Tigers) in the Sri Lankan airport; and facilitating programming in Afghanistan during and after the Taliban.

Immediately prior to his assignment as the South Asia Regional Director, he was the Director of Human Resources for CRS at its world headquarters in Baltimore. Mr. Callahan has served as the Director of the CRS/Nicaragua Program and worked in Central America in varying capacities, in addition to earlier work in headquarters as the public donor liaison for West, Central and Southern Africa.

Mr. Callahan holds a B.A. in Spanish from Tufts University and an M.A. in Law and Diplomacy from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University.

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