Press Releases 2005
Joseph Taggart Assumes Duty of USAID Officer-in-Charge in Montenegro
May 19, 2005
The United States Consulate in Podgorica is pleased to announce the arrival of Joseph Taggart to Podgorica, where he will assume his new position as Officer-in-Charge (OIC) of the United States Agency for International Development's (USAID) office in Montenegro.
Mr. Taggart previously served the USAID Mission to the Caucasus as a Senior Democracy and Governance Officer, where he contributed to the development of democracy and governance capacities in Georgia and to the design and development of the Caucasus Mission Strategy. Mr. Taggart has also worked with the United States Department of Agriculture and the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs. In Montenegro, Mr. Taggart will be in charge of overseeing the implementation of all projects and programs funded by USAID.
USAID is the principal U.S. Government agency providing foreign assistance from the people of the United States. Through its programs and projects, USAID continues to support Montenegro’s transition to an open society of ethnic diversity, rule-of-law, democratic governance, a market economy, peace and stability and integration into Euro-Atlantic institutions.
For more information, please contact Vesna Brajovic, Senior Program Information Specialist, at 069-307-888.