USAID Armenia Mission Director John Allelo is completing his 4-year tenure.

USAID Armenia released a video of Allelo reflecting on his time in Armenia.

 "I leave - it’s always emotional, it’s always difficult. It is going to be perhaps most difficult here - only because Armenia has embraced me so completely. Everywhere I’ve gone, it’s been like…having dinner with the family,” Allelo said in the video.

“Under John’s leadership, the Mission expanded its impact—budget allocations increased, new projects were launched, and the benefits for the people of Armenia significantly grew. John’s time here was defined not only by his effective leadership but also by his heartfelt love for Armenia and its people,” USAID Armenia said on social media.

"You know, I am very, very proud to be an American, but if there could be a little part of me that could change - it would become Armenian,” Allelo said.

Published by Armenpress, original at https://armenpress.am/en/article/1208507