WikipediaExtracts:United States Agency for International Development
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The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) was an agency of the United States government that was responsible for administering civilian foreign aid and development assistance from 1961 to 2025.
Established in 1961 during the Cold War, USAID implemented programs in global health, disaster relief, education, economic development, environmental protection, and democratic governance. With average annual disbursements of about $23 billion from 2001 to 2024, USAID had been one of the world's largest aid agencies and accounts for most U.S. foreign assistance — the highest in the world in absolute dollar terms — with missions in over 100 countries, primarily in Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, and Eastern Europe.
In January 2025, President Donald Trump ordered a 90-day freeze on foreign aid, and started dismantling USAID. The agency was officially terminated on July 1, 2025, after 94% of its staff was laid off and the rest was absorbed into the US Department of State, which now administers U.S. foreign aid.
