Episode 2835
United States Agency for International Development
Wed, 2025-Feb-05 02:00 UTC
Length - 1:41
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With 303,641 views on Tuesday, 4 February 2025 our article of the day is United States Agency for International Development.
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is an independent agency of the United States government that is primarily responsible for administering civilian foreign aid and development assistance. With a 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 U. S. foreign assistance – the highest in the world in absolute dollar terms. USAID has missions in over 100 countries, primarily in Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, and Eastern Europe.
In 2025, the second Trump administration announced sweeping changes to USAID. President Donald Trump ordered a near-total freeze on all foreign aid. Elon Musk, head of the Department of Government Efficiency, announced the intention of shutting down USAID.
This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 02:00 UTC on Wednesday, 5 February 2025.
For the full current version of the article, see United States Agency for International Development on Wikipedia.
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