▁ ▁Human itar ian ▁career ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁Par mer ▁was ▁appointed ▁by ▁U . S . Pres ident ▁Bill ▁Cl inton ▁as ▁the ▁Ass istant ▁Administr ator ▁of ▁the ▁U . ▁S . ▁Agency ▁for ▁International ▁Development ▁( USA ID ) ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁the ▁Bureau ▁of ▁Human itar ian ▁Response . ▁Par mer ▁was ▁un anim ously ▁confirmed ▁for ▁the ▁post ▁by ▁the ▁Republican ▁controlled ▁U . ▁S . ▁Senate . ▁During ▁his ▁ten ure ▁at ▁USA ID , ▁Par mer ▁was ▁largely ▁responsible ▁for ▁U . S . ▁human itar ian ▁operations ▁during ▁the ▁Kos ovo ▁War . ▁After ▁the ▁election ▁of ▁President ▁George ▁W . ▁Bush ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁Par mer ▁was ▁selected ▁as ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Ref uge e ▁Committee , ▁an ▁international ▁human itar ian ▁relief ▁organization ▁with ▁programs ▁in ▁ 1 4 ▁conflict ▁impact ed ▁countries ▁around ▁the ▁world . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁direct ors ▁of ▁Inter action , ▁the ▁largest ▁association ▁of ▁U . ▁S . ▁based ▁private ▁relief ▁and ▁development ▁organizations . ▁ ▁Rec ent ▁Activ ities ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Par mer ▁was ▁named ▁a ▁research ▁fellow ▁at ▁the ▁Hub ert ▁H . ▁Hum ph rey ▁School ▁of ▁Public ▁Affairs , ▁formerly ▁the ▁Hum ph rey ▁Institute , ▁named ▁for ▁former ▁Vice ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Hub ert ▁H . ▁Hum ph rey , ▁and ▁located ▁at ▁the ▁University