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State Department official says reorganization will push decisions to regional bureaus and overhaul foreign aid
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A State Department official told a congressional committee the department is reorganizing to give regional bureaus and embassies more authority and is reviewing foreign‑aid programs to increase efficiency and direct more assistance to recipients.
A State Department official told a congressional committee that the department is reorganizing to shift decision‑making and foreign‑aid authority to regional bureaus and overseas embassies and is reviewing aid programs to increase the share of assistance that reaches recipients.
The move, the official said, is intended to make U.S. foreign policy more “holistic” and better tailored to local conditions, with regional bureaus and career diplomats driving priorities for areas such as Guatemala, the Caribbean and the Indo‑Pacific.
“The goal is to drive power and action in our agency to the regional bureaus and to our embassies on everything we do,” the State Department official said. The official said the…
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