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U.S. to review USAID programs; State Department issuing daily waivers, Rubio says
Summary
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said his administration is reviewing USAID programs to align them with U.S. foreign‑policy priorities and that the State Department is issuing waivers to continue certain programs; he described limited cooperation from some USAID staff.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the administration’s aim is to align overseas assistance with U.S. foreign‑policy priorities and to identify which programs “make us safer, stronger, and more prosperous.” Rubio said that language in a recent notice permits “specially designated programs” to be exempted from an order to return home, and that because of resistance he has directed a bottom‑up review of USAID missions to…
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