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Dr. James De Vries directs Heifer’s International Programs, including Global Services and the Washington, DC office. He provides leadership to the headquarters team as well as to Heifer’s on-the-ground staff around the world, developing and managing more than 488 programs through 35 country offices. He has been director of International Programs since 1992 and was director of Africa/Near East Programs from 1982 to 1992. Dr. De Vries was born in Sexbierum, The Netherlands, and was naturalized as a U.S. citizen in 1961. He is fluent in English, Dutch and Swahili; and reads and understands German. He has a Ph.D. in continuing and vocational education from the University of Wisconsin, an M.S. in cooperative extension (education) and a B.A. in history and religion from Bloomfield College in New Jersey. He specializes in agricultural extension/adult education, rural development and dairy production development and management. | 