Over the past decade, rising rates of violent crime, especially homicide, have turned the Central American northern triangle - Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador - into one of the worlds' most insecure regions. Sources estimate that an average of 19 people per day are murdered in Guatemala, 16 in El Salvador, and 15 in Honduras.

Gayle assumed the position of USAID administrator in December 2015, building on her legacy at the White House and as a leader and advocate for development.

In our own ways, we both have a global footprint. Hers perhaps hands on and mine in a more subtle way.