Before his tenure with USAID, Brown worked for Johns Hopkins University's JHPIEGO Corporation, a nonprofit organization for international health, on international maternal and child health programs. Brown also served as a Rural Community Development Extension Agent in Benin, where he was a Peace Corps Volunteer.
U.S. ambassador to Ecuador
On August 19, 2022, President Joe Biden nominated Brown to be the next ambassador to Ecuador.[1] His nomination was sent to the Senate on September 6, 2022.[2] The nomination was not acted upon for the rest of the year and was returned to President Biden on January 3, 2023.[3]
President Biden renominated Brown the same day. Hearings on his nomination were held before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on May 4, 2023. The committee favorably reported his nomination on June 1, 2023.[4] On May 2, 2024, his nomination was confirmed by the United States Senate via voice vote.[5] He arrived in Quito on June 18, 2024.[6]
He presented his credentials to President Daniel Noboa on June 26, 2024.[7]
Awards and recognitions
Brown is a recipient of the Franklin H. Williams award for Outstanding Community Leaders. Brown has also won numerous USAID performance awards along with the USAID Administrator's Management Improvement Award.[1]