The news comes as the Trump administration has halted foreign aid initiatives.
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AcareeremployeeattheU.S.AgencyforInternationalDevelopment(USAID)hasreportedlybeenplacedonadministrativeleaveafterherefusedtocarryoutfiringsorderedbytheDepartmentofGovernmentEfficiency(DOGE).
NewsweekhasreachedouttoUSAIDviaemailoutsideofnormalworkinghours.
AUSAIDflagfliesinfrontoftheagency’sheadquartersbuildinginWashington,D.C.,onSeptember15,2014.
AUSAIDflagfliesinfrontoftheagency’sheadquartersbuildinginWashington,D.C.,onSeptember15,2014.
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WhyItMattersTheStateDepartmentrecentlyannouncedafreezeonnewfundingforalmostallU.S.foreignassistanceprograms,withtheexceptionofhumanitarianfoodinitiativesandmilitaryaidtoIsraelandEgypt.
Thisisinlinewithanaid-freezingexecutiveordersignedbyPresidentDonaldTrumponhisfirstdayinoffice.Thefreezehashaltedhumanitarianaidprogramsaroundtheworld.
ThiscomesamidmajorchangesimplementedbyTrump’sadministration,whichincludefiringcareeragencyemployees,freezin
