The announcement came when US President Donald Trump confirmed that he was considering terminating the relief agency.
The US President Donald Trump’s administration on holiday as part of a Republican campaign to shrink almost all direct services staff of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) almost all directly -serving staff Ordered to be kept.
USAID said on Tuesday that in addition to the “main tasks of the mission, the basic leadership and specially designated programs”, all the direct rent personnel from Friday will be put on leave.
The agency said in a statement on its website that USAID personnel will be withdrawn from their posting within 30 days.
The relief agency said it would consider exceptions and expansion based on the case based on “personal or family problems, movements or safety concerns, or other reasons.”
“For example, the agency will consider exceptions on the basis of the school period, personal or family medical needs, pregnancy and other reasons. I will be further guidance.
“Thank you for your service.”
According to the Congress Research Service, more than 10,000 people work in USAID, two -thirds of which are overseas.
USAID’s announcement came when the Trump administration is considering abolishing the agency and ending its work in the US State Department.
On Tuesday, a reporter was asked if he was preparing to “end” the agency, Trump said, “I feel like it.”
On Monday, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed that he was serving as the acting administrator of USAID.
USAID, which provided Washington’s more than $ 72 billion in foreign aid budget in 2023, a key target of the cost -cutting drive, headed by Tech billionaire Elon Musk and its so -called department government performance. Has become
The CEO of Musk, Tesla and Space X has termed USAID as a “criminal organization” without any steadfastness, and claims that the agency is “nesting the US -hated radical left Marxists Who hates America. “
Critics have accused Trump and musky that they are beyond their authority, and argue that eliminating USAID through executive action is unconstitutional because the agency’s status was established by the Congress Act. –
