Mr. Alexander Dickie

Ambassador to Nicaragua, and Alex Dickie, Director of the USAID Mission to Nicaragua, at the MOU signing highlighted the importance of this initial step in the partnership

Alex Dickie, deputy mission director at USAID/Honduras, said, "Honduras' economic future depends on the application of sound natural resources management policies and practices.

Key speakers included: the US Ambassador to Nicaragua, Paul Trivelli; the Government of Nicaragua Minister of Development, Industry and Commerce, Alejandro Arguello; the President of the Pellas Group, Carlos Pellas; and the USAID Nicaragua Mission Director, Alex Dickie.

Alexander Dickie '72

Development assistance specialist with U.S Agency for Int'l Development.Tanzania 2-yrs; Senegal 2-yrs; Somalia 1-yr; Nepal 5-yrs; Guatemala (CA Reg'ld) 5-yrs; Jamaica/Carib.4-yrs; Honduras current.

USAID Mission Director--Alexander Dickie

Assistant mission director of USAID, Alex Dickie, said USAID was particularly concerned with working in partnership with Jamaica to solve environmental problems and to facilitate sustainable economic growth and development.

He noted that there was a need for a long-term sustainable environmental management policy to address these issues and that the ongoing Coastal Water Improvement Project (CWIP), and the Ridge to Reef Project were positive contributions.

He said a major feature of the project was the institutional strengthening of local government and non-governmental organisations as well as community-based organisations to manage watersheds on a sustainable basis when the Ridge to Reef Project ended.

Mullings in welcoming the initiative stated that the preservation of the island's watersheds was of critical importance both economically and environmentally.

It is for this reason that I am delighted that this project is now underway and I am optimistic that it will result in lasting improvements in the management and preservation of our watersheds, the minister said.

The Ridge to Reef Project is being implemented by the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), along with a team from the ARD, a Vermont-based firm with extensive experience in rural development.

The sessions culminated with a beautiful memorandum of understanding signing ceremony with remarks from Mr. Niels Ketelhohn, Dean Campus Fransisco de Sola of INACE and Mr. Alex Dickie, Country Director of USAID.

July 29 2005 - The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced today the swearing in of Alexander Dickie as its new Mission Director for Nicaragua.Administrator Andrew S. Natsios presided at the event and administered the oath to Mr. Dickie.
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As Mission Director for USAID/Nicaragua, Dickie will oversee a program totaling approximately $45 million annually.The program will focus on three strategic objectives: ruling justly for more responsive and transparent governance; economic freedom for open and diverse expanding economies, and investing in better health and education for the people.

"I feel deeply honored by the opportunity to serve the Agency in Nicaragua.I look forward to the next four years as we continue to do all in our power to strengthen democracy and provide greater economic opportunity for the people," said Dickie.

With more than 20 years of experience in international development, Dickie most recently served as Acting Mission Director for Honduras.In 1998, he served as Assistant Mission Director for Jamaica & Caribbean Regional Program at USAID/Jamaica.In 1993, Dickie was the Team Leader for the Central America Regional Program that is responsible for the regulation and capacity to support sustainable natural resource management, conservation of biodiversity and trade, and harmonization of laws in USAID/Guatemala.

Prior to his work with USAID, Dickie worked as an International Livestock Marketing Advisor in Somalia with a public-private alliance to strengthen competitiveness.He also was a Range Management Specialist and Field Supervisor in Senegal and a Range Management Specialist in Tanzania.
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A native of Denton, Texas, Dickie is a 1976 graduate of Texas A&M University with a B.S. in Natural Resource Management.In 1982 he received his Masters in Range Science, Ecology and Land Use Planning.Dickie obtained a Ph.D. from Utah State University in Range Science & Economics in 1986.He is married to Tracey Parker and has two children, Clare and Alex.Dickie is fluent in Spanish and Swahili, and has working knowledge of French.