Emmy B. Simmons

Emmy B. Simmons formerly served as the Assistant Administrator for Economic Growth, Agriculture and Trade at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). A member of the Senior Foreign Service, Ms. Simmons has more than 30 years experience in international agriculture and economic development. From 1994 to 1997, Ms. Simmons was the Senior Program Officer for USAID’s mission in Moscow. From 1991 to 1994, she served in USAID’s regional office for east and southern Africa as supervisory program economist. Ms. Simmons has also served as supervisory agricultural officer for Mali and as regional agricultural advisor for West Africa, in addition to holding a number of supervisory positions in the Africa Bureau in USAID’s Washington headquarters. Ms. Simmons began her career as a Peace Corps volunteer in the Philippines in the 1960s. She is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and has a Master’s Degree in agricultural economics from Cornell University.
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