DFID is headed by the United Kingdom's Secretary of State for International Development. The position has been held, since 24 July 2019, by Alok Sharma. In a 2010 report by the Development Assistance Committee (DAC), DFID was described as "an international development leader in times of global crisis".[1] The UK aid logo is often used to publicly acknowledge DFID's development programmes are funded by UK taxpayers.