John Barsa is an American businessman and consultant who formerly served as the United States Agency for International Development Acting Administrator in 2020.

In 2019, President Trump nominated Barsa to serve as the United States Agency for International Development Assistant Administrator in the Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean.

He led the agency through the onset of the coronavirus pandemic and was the first senior official to travel to Beirut, Lebanon to offer U.S. support after the devastating explosion in August 2020.

Under the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998, Barsa was required to step down after 210 days in office unless he was officially nominated for the position and confirmed by the U.S. Senate.

Instead, on November 6, 2020, after losing the election, President Trump fired Deputy Administrator Bonnie Glick in order to allow Barsa to assume the position in an acting capacity.