Henrietta Holsman Fore is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Holsman International, an investment and management company involved in domestic and international business.  Holsman is part of a family of companies beginning in 1902 with the Holsman Automobile Company.  The Holsman companies now include Stockton Products, a manufacturer and distributor of steel and wire products for the U.S. and European construction industry, as well as Vicenza, a manufacturer of unique home hardware.

Ms. Fore most recently served as the Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), a Presidential appointment with Senate confirmation. In that capacity, she was designated by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice as the Director of United States Foreign Assistance, holding the equivalent rank as Deputy Secretary of State.  As the first female Administrator of USAID, she was responsible for managing $39.5 billion of U.S. foreign assistance annually, including support to countries recovering from disaster, trying to escape poverty, and engaging in democratic reforms. She oversaw a staff of approximately 8,000, of whom more than 75 percent worked overseas in USAID field offices with an annual budget of $12.3 billion. She served on the Boards of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, and the Millennium Challenge Corporation.

Immediately prior, she served as Under Secretary of State for Management. She oversaw a management budget of $3.6 billion, 7,200 employees, 30,000 contractors and 267 embassies and posts in 172 countries. She had also been a Presidential appointee at the U.S. Agency for International Development from 1989-1993, first as Assistant Administrator for Private Enterprise, then as Assistant Administrator for Asia. She was also founder of the US-Asia Environmental Partnership.

From 2001 to 2005, she served as Director of the United States Mint in the Department of Treasury, managing the world's largest manufacturer of coins, medals, and coin products. The United States Mint produced 13 billion coins in 2004 for the nation's trade as well as gold, silver and platinum bullion coins and commemorative coins and medals for investors and collectors. In recognition of her government service, she received the Distinguished Service Award and the Alexander Hamilton Award.

Ms. Fore has also held leadership positions in numerous international non-profit organizations. She is a Trustee of the Center for Strategic and International Studies, the Aspen Institute, the Asia Society, and the International Youth Foundation. She serves on the Leadership Council of the Initiative for Global Development.  She has served on the Corporate Boards of the Dexter Corporation and HSB Group Inc., both listed on the New York Stock Exchange.

Ms. Fore has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Wellesley College and a Master of Science degree in Public Administration from the University of Northern Colorado. She has also studied International Politics at Oxford University and studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business.  She is married and lives in Washington, D.C., and Nevada.