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Over 400 USAID Employees Dismissed in Recent Days, Report Says
Over 400 USAID Employees Dismissed in Recent Days, Report Says
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Many of the dismissed employees had worked at the US Agency for International Development for 25 years and had experience in armed conflict... 23.02.2025, Sputnik Africa
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Over 400 employees of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) have been dismissed in recent days, the New York Times reported, citing US officials and employees of the agency. In addition, 36 people were dismissed from the Office of Transition Initiatives (OTI), the agency's conflict prevention unit that specializes in helping partner countries with political transitions and democratic initiatives, unnamed sources told the newspaper. According to the publication, 200 of the dismissed employees worked in the humanitarian aid bureau, and another 200 in the "support and assistance" responsible for aid during natural disasters and military actions. On February 2, the head of the new US Department of Government Effectiveness (DOGE) and entrepreneur Elon Musk called USAID a "criminal organization" that "needs to die." Musk said that US President Donald Trump had agreed to close USAID. In addition, DOGE chief specified that the agency's closure was underway. USAID funding has been frozen. US State Secretary Marco Rubio, who was appointed acting head of USAID by Trump, previously said that the authorities were going to review the agency "from top to bottom" to determine whether the funding of programs complied with the current administration's international policy, since USAID spent money "to the detriment" of the United States. According to Rubio, after a reassessment, in some cases, aid may be unfrozen or increased.
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Over 400 USAID Employees Dismissed in Recent Days, Report Says
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Many of the dismissed employees had worked at the US Agency for International Development for 25 years and had experience in armed conflict zones, including Syria, Afghanistan and Ukraine, a report said.
Over 400 employees of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) have been dismissed in recent days, the New York Times
reported, citing US officials and employees of the agency.
In addition, 36 people were dismissed from the Office of Transition Initiatives (OTI), the agency's conflict prevention unit that specializes in helping partner countries with political transitions and democratic initiatives, unnamed sources told the newspaper.
According to the publication, 200 of the dismissed employees worked in the humanitarian aid bureau, and another 200 in the "support and assistance" responsible for aid during natural disasters and military actions.
On February 2, the head of the new US Department of Government Effectiveness (DOGE) and entrepreneur Elon Musk called USAID a "
criminal organization" that "needs to die." Musk said that US President Donald Trump had agreed to close USAID. In addition, DOGE chief specified that the agency's closure was underway.
USAID funding has been frozen. US State Secretary Marco Rubio, who was appointed acting head of USAID by Trump, previously said that the authorities were going to
review the agency "from top to bottom" to determine whether the funding of programs complied with the current administration's international policy, since USAID spent money "to the detriment" of the United States. According to Rubio, after a reassessment, in some cases, aid may be unfrozen or increased.
