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From The Hill: President Trump on Monday signed an executive order suspending any new U.S. foreign development assistance for three months, and directed a review of foreign assistance programs to ensure they line up with his America First foreign policy.
The order pausing funding follows an executive order directing the State Department to implement an “America First foreign policy,” although the specifics of that policy are not defined.
Trump is directing department and agency heads with responsibility for U.S. foreign development assistance programs to immediately pause new obligations and disbursements of development assistance funds to foreign countries; non-governmental organizations, international organizations or contractors.
The president calls for a review of these programs for “programmatic efficiency” and to determine whether they are consistent with U.S. foreign policy. The Office of Management and Budget will “enforce this pause,” the executive order states.
Trump’s order allows the Secretary of State to waive the rules for “specific programs,” and allows funding to be reactivated after 90 days if a review is conducted and the Secretary of State and OMB director both agree to continue the programs.
Very pleased to see this Trump pause on development aid, which is so overdue. It has become in many ways, a racket. “The United States foreign aid industry and bureaucracy are not aligned with American interests and, in many cases, antithetical to American values.” pic.twitter.com/Awd92Z2uEQ
— Alberto Miguel Fernandez (@AlbertoMiguelF5) January 21, 2025
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