CONTACTS

USAID/Paraguay is an integral part of the U.S. Embassy/Asuncion Diplomatic Mission, but the offices are located outside the Embassy compound. The address is :

U.S. Agency for International Development
Juan de Salazar 364 near Artigas -
Asunción - PARAGUAY
Phone : (595 21) 220 715
Fax (595-21) 213 732

Tell us what do you think about our web site, our program, our organization, etc. We wellcome all of your comments and suggestions, at the following address: usaidpy@usaid.gov

Operating hours:
From Monday to Thursday, from 7:30 am to 17:30 pm
Friday from 8:00 to 12:00 am
Except american and paraguayan holidays

U.S. and Paraguayan Holidays

Executive Direction


Rose Rakas, Directora / Director

Steven E. Hendrix, Assistant Mission Director

Gloria Romero, Secretary - Communication& Records

Democracy Program


Michael Eschleman, Director, Office of Democracy and Threshold Programs

Eduardo Bogado, Development Assistance Specialist - Local Government

Adriana Casatti, Development Assistance Specialist – Civil Society

Alfonso Velázquez, Development Assistance Specialist – National Reform

David Alan Ratliff, Crisis, Stabilization and Governance Officer

Economic Development and Environment Program

Michael J. Kaiser, Economic Development and Environment Office Director

Fernando Balsevich, Economic Growth Team Leader

Shirley Zavala, Environment Team Leader

Reproductive Health Program

Graciela Avila, Reproductive Health Team Leader

Program Office

Enrique Villalba, Program Officer

Silvia Cazenave, Financial Analyst

Guillermo Orrego, Financial Analyst

Gabriela Frutos, Development, Outreach and Communicacion, Program & Planning

Angel Fernandez,, Voucher Examiner

MCC Threshold Program

Arturo Cardús, Public sector Advisor

Marcio Battilana, Rule of Law Advisor

Advisor in Communication and Performance, VACANT

Rolando Chaparro, Information Technologies Advisor

Carolina Jimenez, Secretary

Adriana Casati , Private sector Advisor

Administrative Section

Pablo Turrini, Administrative Specialist

Marco Ferreira, Assistance Acquisition Specialist

Cynthia Fletschner, Assistance Acquisition

Jose Atlasovich, System Manager

Gilberto Aguero, General Services

Monica Ortiz, POC Administrative Section