USAID Contractor Killed in Iraq Leaves Behind Wife, Three Children

Despite whatever criticisms that may be leveled at many U.S. foreign assistance programs, U.S. Trade & Aid Monitor expresses its condolences to the family, friends, and colleagues of the late Dr. Stephen Everhart. The U.S. State Dept. on June 23 announced that Everhart, described as an "international development and finance expert," was killed and three others injured in a terrorist attack that took place "while working on a project to introduce a new business curriculum to a Baghdad university..."

Everhart, a former managing director of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), for the past two years had been associate dean of the American University in Cairo's (AUC) School of Finance.

AUC said in statement:

A dedicated member of our community and a model representative of our University, Steve worked with skill, humor and unflagging devotion to utilize the resources of AUC to nurture entrepreneurs and business leaders across the Middle East, and particularly, of course, in Egypt.

The university also said Everhart "leaves his wife, Stephanie, and three children, Lindsay, a student at AUC, Hannah and Cooper."