Jonathan Kamin is a retired member of the U.S. Agency for International Development’s senior foreign service (rank of Minister Counselor). During his 18-year career with USAID Jonathan served in a number of USAID’s most challenging positions, including: Mission Director of the Rwanda/Burundi USAID Mission; Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator in the Bureau of Africa overseeing programs in Sudan and South Sudan; Deputy Mission Director and Acting Mission Director of the USAID Mission to the West Bank and Gaza; Assistant General Counsel for Africa and the Bureau for Food Security in USAID's Office of the General Counsel; and as Regional Legal Advisor to the USAID Mission in Russia. Prior to joining USAID, Jonathan was the Malawi Country Director for the international microfinance organization Foundation for International Community Assistance (FINCA), and served as General Counsel for FINCA, in Washington, D.C., overseeing the legal work for FINCA's 24 country programs throughout Africa, Central Asia, and Latin America. Before joining FINCA, Jonathan was a partner in the Chicago law firm of Sachnoff & Weaver, in the firm's corporate and business group. Prior to becoming a lawyer, Jonathan was an analyst in the State Department's Bureau of Intelligence and Research, focusing primarily on the Middle East, Russia, Eastern Europe and Russia policies toward the Middle East. Jonathan has a J.D. from Harvard University, an M.A. in international relations from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, and a B.A. from Northwestern University.