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Faris Hadad-Zervos

Country Director for Afghanistan, South Asia

FARIS HADAD-ZERVOS is the Country Director for Afghanistan. Prior to this, he served as the ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ Country Director for Maldives, Nepal and Sri Lanka, Country Manager for Nepal and Malaysia and the Head of the Global Knowledge and Research Hub in Kuala Lumpur.

Mr. Hadad-Zervos, a US national, joined the ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ in 1996 with the Private Sector Development Department.  He served as Head of Mission for Iraq (2003-2005), Operations Manager for the West Bank and Gaza (2005-2008), and Country Manager for Bolivia (2012-2015). In 2008, Mr. Hadad-Zervos took a leave of absence from the ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ to serve as the Deputy Head of the Quartet Office for the Middle East Peace Process, based in Jerusalem.
He was a visiting lecturer on economic development in conflict states at Georgetown University and Johns Hopkins University.

Mr. Hadad-Zervos holds a Master's Degree in Economics from George Mason University, and a Master's Degree in Finance from George Washington University.