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"Lit's wealth of legal experience in emerging nations will be an asset in Panama, a nation with a history of treaties and diplomatic relationships with the United States," Jose Cardenas, Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean's acting assistant administrator, said. "More than that, his insights and astute negotiating and consensus-building skills will serve him well in his new post. That's the kind of leadership that builds partnerships."
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Tazewell, who has been with the Mission for Central Asia since 2005, takes charge of a mission in a nation of contrasts. Panama's skyscrapers, vibrant banking and finance markets and major ports exemplify prosperity, but problems persist. Panama continues to face challenges in eradicating corruption, managing its watersheds and reducing income inequities.
USAID invested $4 million in 2007 to build up Panama's economy and provide vital social services.
A former Peace Corp volunteer in Nepal, Tazewell has been an attorney for USAID in Guatemala, Nicaragua, and Panama and a legal adviser for the agency's Latin America and Caribbean Bureau and African Bureau. Before joining USAID in 2000, Tazewell was a corporate lawyer and university instructor.
He earned law degrees from the College of William and Mary in Virginia in 1991 and the University of London, England, in 1992.
For more information on USAID and its programs in Panama, visit www.usaid.gov.
The American people, through the U.S. Agency for International Development, have provided economic and humanitarian assistance worldwide for nearly 50 years.
USAID Public Information: 202-712-4810
SOURCE U.S. Agency for International Development
