Glick delivers remarks at the Women's Global Development and Prosperity initiative virtual event on August 11, 2020, at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C.
In her role as deputy administrator of USAID, Glick served as the chief operating officer of the agency.[3][4] Among the issues she championed were digital transformation, the significance of 5G as a development priority in emerging markets, private sector engagement, democracy and governance, global vaccine distribution, and food security. She was the Executive Sponsor of USAID's COVID-19 Task Force that addressed both the safety and security of the global workforce and the international response to the outbreak. She led the Administrator's Action Alliance for Preventing Sexual Misconduct, the Executive Diversity Council, the Agency's Enterprise Risk Management Council, the Partner Vetting Council, and the Management Operations Council.[5] As USAID's Chief Operating Officer, she represented the Agency on the President's Management Council.
Glick was due to become USAID's acting administrator on November 7, 2020, when Acting Administrator John Barsa would have reached the maximum time period allowed to serve in that position without Senate confirmation under the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998. Hours before that limit was reached, Glick received a note from the White House, telling her that she needed to resign by 5 p.m. or Trump would fire her without cause. Glick refused to resign and was notified that her appointment had been terminated. This enabled Trump to name Barsa as acting deputy administrator, effectively keeping him at the helm of the agency.[6][7][8][5]
Glick has written opinion pieces for the Washington Jewish Week, Newsweek, Deseret News and technology publications.[10] Glick served on the Maryland-Israel Sister State Committee. She was appointed by Maryland governor Larry Hogan to serve on the board of trustees of Saint Mary's College of Maryland. She has served in leadership positions on a number of non-profit and corporate boards and serves as vice chair of Folkson Farms.
^ ab"On USAID Leadership – Press Release – U.S. Agency for International Development". United States Agency for International Development. Archived from the original on November 7, 2020. Retrieved November 8, 2020. Today is Deputy Administrator Bonnie Glick's last day at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). She has been a tremendous champion of, and for, USAID, particularly in her leadership of the Agency's Digital Strategy and ensuring partner countries maximize clean technology in their Journeys to Self-Reliance. She also led the Administrator's Action Alliance for Preventing Sexual Misconduct, and served as the head of the Management Operations Council. Pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-227), John Barsa's term as Acting Administrator expires today at midnight. The President has designated Mr. Barsa as the Acting Deputy Administrator of USAID, and he will begin those duties this evening and continue to lead the Agency in this new capacity.
