Francisco Bencosme

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Francisco Bencosme

Francisco Bencosme (he, him, his) is a Senior Policy Advisor and China Policy Lead for the United States Agency for International Development. In this role he is the principal advisor for the Administrator on issues relating to the People’s Republic of China and Taiwan. Prior to joining USAID, Francisco was the Deputy to the Special Presidential Envoy for Compact of Free Association negotiations, helping conclude three 20-year Compact agreements with the Republic of Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau in the Pacific Islands. Concurrently, he was the Senior Advisor to Assistant Secretary for East Asian and the Pacific Affairs (EAP) Dan Kritenbrink where he advised on strategic planning, speechwriting, democracy and human rights and other cross-cutting issues. Before joining the Biden/Harris Administration, he was a Senior Policy Advisor at the Open Society Foundations covering Asia and Latin America. During his time at Amnesty International USA, Francisco led the US human rights policy and advocacy program towards the Asia Pacific. Francisco has testified before Congress and has provided media commentary on multiple outlets including the New York Times, Washington Post, and the Wall Street Journal. In 2018, Francisco was named one of The Hill’s Top 2018 Lobbyist for their campaign on Myanmar Rohingya issues. Before joining AIUSA, he served as a Professional Staff Member on the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, where he assisted Democratic Senators on issues related to East Asia/Pacific, South Asia, and State Department/USAID oversight. Francisco also served as the President of the Congressional Hispanic Staff Association and as a board member of the Foreign Affairs Congressional Staff Association. Francisco is also a Council on Foreign Relations Term Member, Truman Security Fellow, a Penn-Kemble Fellow, and an International Career Advancement Program alum. Francisco received his Master of Science in Foreign Service from Georgetown University, a graduate certificate from the USAF Air University, and his BA from Wake Forest University.

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