The USAID purge is complete as thousands are pulled off the job and DC staff given 15 minutes to clear out their desks — here's what stripping down the agency means
Nearly two weeks prior to Rubio’s announcement, USAID employees were instructed to start clearing out their desks at the ...
China won’t ‘replace’ USAID in Africa
But the exit of US foreign assistance has created an opportunity for Beijing to strengthen its presence on the continent, say ...
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Recent bout of USAID funding cuts include over USD 1 million to China fisheries watchdog
Attempts from the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump to shutter the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) have resulted in over USD 1 million (EUR 920,000) of funding ...
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As USAID exits Latin America, will more people exit for the U.S. border — and will China move in?
President Trumps says U.S. foreign aid "doesn't align" with his America First agenda. But in Latin America, data suggest it ...
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The fall of USAID changed everything — even for those it didn’t fund
Many major organizations in the aid sector didn’t take any USAID money, but even they haven’t been spared the impact of the ...
A USAID employee says security wouldn't let him take a photo of his wife's memorial as he cleared out his desk
The Trump administration's cuts to USAID resulted in rapid staff terminations and the clearing out of its headquarters.
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Hundreds of US diplomats join letter to Rubio to protest dismantling of USAID
WASHINGTON, March 5 (Reuters) - Hundreds of diplomats at the State Department and U.S. Agency for International Development ...
Secretary of State Rubio says purge of USAID programs complete, with 83% of agency’s programs gone
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Monday the Trump administration had finished its six-week purge of ...
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Devex Newswire: USAID shreds and burns classified documents
USAID staff were instructed to destroy sensitive documents; the clock is ticking on DFC reauthorization; and is the U.N. ready for a woman at the helm?
USAID’s history shows decades of good work on behalf of America’s global interests, although not all its projects succeeded
Rostow and other development experts had unrealistically high goals for helping poor countries grow their economies. By the end of the decade, across the board, USAID beneficiary countries in Asia and ...
Political theater ruined Congress’s opportunity to save USAID
They fixated on sensational and inappropriate rhetoric, diminishing the credibility of their oversight efforts.