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Chidi Blyden | |
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| Deputy CEO of the Millennium Challenge Corporation | |
| In office October 2023 –January 2025 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for African Affairs | |
| In office May 2021 –October 2023 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Alan Patterson |
| Succeeded by | Maureen Farrell |
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| Party | Democratic |
| Relatives | Edward Wilmot Blyden Edward Wilmot Blyden III |
| Alma mater | Texas A&M University (BS) George Mason University (MS) |
| Awards | Secretary of Defense Exceptional Civilian Service Award (2) |
Chidi Blyden is an American foreign policy and security sector advisor who focuses on defense,diplomacy and development on Africa and the Western Hemisphere. Blyden previously serves as deputy chief executive officer of the Millennium Challenge Corporation in the Biden Administration. Prior to that,Blyden was the deputy assistant secretary of defense for African affairs. [1]