Ambassador Mark A. Green
President & CEO, Wilson Center
Expert Bio
Ambassador Mark Green (ret.) is President and CEO of The Wilson Center and author of the "Stubborn Things” blog.
Green served as Administrator of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) from 2017 to 2020. Before that he served as President of the International Republican Institute, one of the world's leading democracy promotion organizations. Green served as the US Ambassador to Tanzania from mid-2007 to early 2009, as well as four terms in the US House of Representatives representing Wisconsin’s 8th District. He has also served as Executive Director of the McCain Institute, President of the Initiative for Global Development, and Senior Director at the US Global Leadership Coalition.
While in Congress, among other things, he played a leading role in crafting legislation establishing both the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC). At USAID, he pioneered an approach to development assistance he called the "Journey to Self-Reliance" and launched a new emphasis on private sector engagement and collaboration.
Green has also served on the MCC’s Board of Directors during both the Obama and Trump Administrations, on the Bush Institute’s Human Freedom Advisory Council, and on the Board of Consensus for Development Reform. He holds a law degree from the University of Wisconsin Law School and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire. He has received special honors from President Jakaya Kikwete of Tanzania and President Ivan Duque of Colombia, as well as an honorary Doctor of Science from Georgetown University.
Expertise
- Development Policy
- Democracy and Human Rights
- Africa
- American Global Engagement and Leadership
Insight & Analysis by Ambassador Mark A. Green
- Blog post
- Artificial Intelligence
AI’s Promise Comes With a Price

- Podcast
- Trade
Future Forward: What is Next for US-Africa Trade?
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- Blog post
- Critical Minerals
There’s Mining, Then There’s Illegal Mining

- Past event
- Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding
Kennan at 50: Honoring Senator Ben Cardin

- Blog post
- Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding
Sudan Keeps Making History

- Publication
- US Foreign Policy
Rays of Optimism | Bright Spots in Foreign Policy
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- Blog post
- Refugees and Forced Displacement
What Happens in Africa Stays in Africa (Mainly)

- Past event
Combating Antisemitism as a Global Threat
