Washington, February 24./ Tass /. The US President Donald Trump's administration has begun to minimize mass in the International Development Agency (USAID), which will affect thousands of employees. This is stated in the statement posted above location USAID.
As follows from the document, at 23:59 (07:59 Moscow Time February 24), most of the agency employees around the world will be sent to administrative. The exception will be performed for USAID employees responsible for performing important tasks and special programs, as well as implementing the main guide. “At the same time, USAID starts to reduce the state, which will affect about 1.6 thousand employees based in the United States,” said.
USAID employees, posted abroad, are invited to return to the United States with public costs and receive a bonus. As the newspaper explained The Washington PostAbout 2,000 employees of the agency, convicted for other countries, may be reduced.
The US government actually suspended Usaid on February 3. According to Trump's decision, US Foreign Minister Marco Rubio was appointed as a temporary leader of this structure. Measures against USAID have been taken from the application of American business mask Ilon, whom Trump previously appointed the head of the new department to increase the efficiency of the US government, reducing the state apparatus. Increase and battle against bureaucracy.
On the night of January 25, the Politico newspaper announced that Rubio immediately ordered the financial suspension of most foreign support programs, including from USAID for 90 days. It has been noted that decisions on continuing, changing or terminating financial programs will be made based on audit results made by US diplomatic head.
The actions of the Trump administration of the Republican Party against USAID, one of the tools of foreign policy and controllers influenced by the United States on other countries, has caused a storm Love between the Democratic Party members. USAID is officially an independent agency, but actually works in the structure of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The media reported on February 6 that USAID would drop from about 10-13 thousand to 294.