USAID sets the staff on leave, recalls the staff abroad | News of poverty and development
The announcement comes because US President Donald Trump confirms that he is considering removing the help agency.
The Administration of the President of the United States Donald Trump has ordered almost all directly engaged staff of the US International Development Agency (USAID) to leave on leave as part of the Republican urge to radically reduce the government.
The USAID said on Tuesday that all direct renunciation staff from Friday would be on leave, except “a particular staff responsible for critical function, fundamental leadership and specially specific programs.”
The USAID staff will be published abroad from its posts within 30 days, according to a statement on its website.
The assistance agency announced that it would consider exceptions and extensions from a case to a case based on “personal or family difficulties, mobility or security problems or other reasons.”
“For example, the Agency will consider exceptions on the basis of the time of the school term maintained members, personal or family medical needs, pregnancy and other reasons. Further guidelines on how to request an exception will be the upcoming, “the statement said.
“Thank you for your service.”
USAID employs More than 10,000 peopleabout two -thirds of which are stationed abroad, according to the congress research service.
The announcement of the USAID comes because Trump’s administration considers the abolition of the agency and diverts its functions to the US Ministry of State.
Asked by a journalist on Tuesday if he was preparing to “overthrow” the agency, Trump said, “I think so.”
On Monday, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed that he served as acting administrator USAID.
USAID, who has singled out more than half of Washington in $ 72 billion budgets for foreign assistance in 2023, has become the main goal of driving costs led by technological billionaire Elon Musk and his so -called government efficiency department.
Musk, Tesla CEO and Spacex, called USAID “Criminal organization“, Without substantiation, and claimed that the agency” Viper’s nest is a radical left -wing Marxist who hate America. “
Critics have accused Trump and masculine of acting outside their authority, claiming that the dismantling of USAIDs is unconstitutional for executive proceedings because the status of the agency is established by the act of Congress.
