Enhancing USAID's Effectiveness: From Shortfalls to Solutions
Presently, Trump administration has announced sweeping changes to USAID, by ordering a near-total freeze on all foreign aid. Elon Musk, head of DOGE, announced the intention of shutting down USAID. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is the acting head of USAID under Trump 2.0. Rubio has authorized Peter Marocco, the director of foreign assistance at the State Department, to also serve as Deputy Administrator at USAID — giving him the authority to “begin the process of engaging in a review and potential reorganization of USAID’s activities.” What is USAID? The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is an independent agency of the US government that is responsible for administering civilian foreign aid and development assistance in over 100 countries. With an annual budget of over $50 billion, USAID is one of the largest official aid agencies in the world and accounts for more than half of all US foreign assistance – the highest in the world in a...