Kevin J. Mullally, USAID/Senegal Mission Director

Kevin J. Mullally has served as the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission Director to Senegal since September 2007. As Mission Director for Senegal, Mullally works to improve access to education and health care for the people of Senegal. During his time in Senegal, he will also support efforts to create jobs and strengthen democracy within the country. Senegal participates in the Africa Education Initiative, the President's Malaria Initiative, and the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief.

Mullally began his career with USAID in 1982 as natural resources officer and project manager of a forestry development project in Burkina Faso. Since that time, he has worked in Niger, Haiti, Bangladesh, Mali, and Ethiopia, and has managed programs in agriculture, education, health, and democracy and governance. From 2002 to 2005, he served as Deputy Mission Director in Mali, and his most recent post was as Mission Director in Rwanda.

Prior to joining USAID, Mullally was a Forester and the Southern Area Nursery Manager for the Nevada Division of Forestry in the U.S. He also worked as a contractor with USAID/Haiti as a natural resources specialist. In addition, Mullally served as a Peace Corps forestry volunteer in Chad and Niger.

He grew up in Liberty, New York and earned a bachelor of science degree from Stephen F. Austin State University and a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Texas at Dallas. He is married to Rosemary Mullally, and they have two children, Brian and Jade.