Tom Woods

Interview with Tom Woods

 

Transcription

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Biographical Note

Tom Woods was the State Department’s Officer in Charge for Democracy and Human Rights in Africa from 1998-2000. Following that he was Deputy Assistant Administrator for Africa at USAID (2002-2004), then Deputy Assistant Secretary State for Africa (2004-2006). He is the president of Woods International, LLC.

Citation

Tom Woods, interview by Jill Kelly, 13 May 2026. “A Global Oral History of PEPFAR,” Collective Memory Project, Center for Presidential History, Southern Methodist University.