The Trump administration is restructuring the U.S. Agency for International Development (U.S.A.I.D.) by transferring its functions to the State Department and drastically reducing its workforce to around 15 positions. This move, detailed in an email to U.S.A.I.D. employees, has faced legal challenges from lawmakers and unions. As the agencyâs operations plan to substantially wind down by early September, Secretary of State Marco Rubio defended the cuts as a necessary realignment of foreign aid with U.S. interests, although some essential programs, including vaccinations for children and malaria combating efforts, are slated for discontinuation.
The Trump administration plans to fully transfer U.S.A.I.D. functions to the State Department, reducing its staff significantly to focus foreign aid on diplomatic priorities.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio described the cuts as necessary, calling U.S.A.I.D. in its previous form misguided and fiscally irresponsible, aligning aid with U.S. interests.
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