in 2021 After college, Smith worked as a journalist for over 20 years, where she was based in Africa and wrote for publications like
BBC News and the
Financial Times. From 1994 to 1998, Smith served as Senior Advisor to the Administrator and Chief of Staff for
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). In 2001, Smith became a Senior Fellow at the
Center for American Progress. As part of this position, she worked on the Sustainable Security Project and co-founded the
Enough Project, working as Co-Chair, as well as the Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network. The ENOUGH Project was created to end genocide and crimes against humanity. to succeed
Dr. Rajiv Shah, who resigned the post in February 2015. Despite some opposition to her appointment, and a delayed Senate confirmation, Smith was confirmed on November 30, 2015. As
Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Smith's focus was on development and international affairs. Smith has worked as a consultant to various non-governmental agencies like the Cooperation Canada (formerly the Canadian Council for International Cooperation), Dutch Interchurch Aid, Norwegian Church Relief,
UNICEF, the
World Bank, among others. On March 28, 2017, Smith joined the
Bono's
ONE Campaign, succeeding
Michael J. Elliott. On March 5, 2021, it was announced that Smith would be the coordinator of the global COVID response and health security at the
U.S. Department of State, As part of this program, Smith worked on the 2021 COVAX Investment Opportunity, an approach to funding the
World Health Organization's
COVAX Facility, which provides vaccinations to low- and middle-income countries. She returned to ONE on December 6, 2021. ==Selected membership==