United States Agency for International Development

United States Agency for International Development
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Agency overview
FormedNovember 3, 1961 (1961-11-03)
Preceding agency
HeadquartersRonald Reagan Building
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Motto"From the American people"
EmployeesOver 10,000 (FY 2023)[1]
Annual budget$40 billion in appropriations (FY 2023 USAID-managed funds)
Agency executive
Websiteusaid.gov
Footnotes
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The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is an agency of the United States government that has been responsible for administering civilian foreign aid and development assistance.[4]

Established in 1961 and reorganized in 1998,[5][4] USAID has implemented programs in global health, disaster relief, socioeconomic development, education, environmental protection, and democratic governance. With average annual disbursements of about $23 billion since 2001, USAID has been one of the world's largest aid agencies and accounts for most U.S. foreign assistance — the highest in the world in absolute dollar terms — with missions in over 100 countries, primarily in Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, and Eastern Europe.

The Trump administration is attempting to fully close the agency, pending several court cases.[6][7] In early March, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that 83% of USAID programs would be cancelled.[8] In late March, USAID executive Jeremy Lewin announced plans to fold the remaining programs into the State Department by July 1 "following congressional consultations".[9]

  1. ^ U.S. Agency for International Development: An Overview (Report). Congressional Research Service. January 6, 2025. Retrieved February 11, 2025.
  2. ^ "USAID History". USAID. Archived from the original on May 15, 2012. Retrieved August 7, 2014.
  3. ^ Luscombe, Richard (February 3, 2025). "Marco Rubio appoints himself head of USAid as workers locked out of office". The Guardian. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
  4. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference crs-20250106 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference Reuters, US to finish $671 million, March 20, 2025 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference The Hill, Appeals court enables Musk to resume, March 28, 2025 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference CBS News, Secretary of state says 83%, March 10, 2025 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference The Hill, Trump administration moves to eliminate USAID, Feb 10, 2025 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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