Daniel Yohannes | |
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| United States Ambassador to the OECD | |
| In office May 2, 2014 – January 20, 2017 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Karen Kornbluh |
| Succeeded by | Jack Markell |
| CEO of the Millennium Challenge Corporation | |
| In office November 2009 – May 2014 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | John Danilovich |
| Succeeded by | Sean Cairncross |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 22, 1952 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Saron Yohannes |
| Alma mater | Claremont McKenna College Pepperdine University |
Daniel W. Yohannes (Amharic: ዳንኤል ዮሐንስ; born September 22, 1952) is an Ethiopian-American businessman and philanthropist who served as the U.S. Ambassador to the OECD from 2014 to 2017.[1]
From 2009 to 2014, he was the CEO of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), an independent U.S. foreign aid agency. Before his government service, he worked in the financial services industry, as president of M&R Investments, as well as in various roles at U.S. Bank, Colorado National Bank, and Security Pacific Bank. In July 2006 John Hickenlooper appointed Yohannes to be co-chairman of the Greenprint Council, a group charged with overseeing the city of Denver’s sustainability plan, and [2] in November 2006, Colorado Governor Bill Ritter named him to oversee his transition team.
- ^ "United States: Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the OECD". OECD. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
- ^ "Bank exec in his prime". The Denver Post. 2006-11-14. Retrieved 2018-06-12.