USAID to be reduced to about 290 foreign service officers and civil servants
Under the expected plan, there will only be 12 people dedicated to the entire continent of Africa and eight people for all of ...
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USAID unions sue Trump administration to halt 'unconstitutional and illegal' cuts
After Secretary of State Marco Rubio approved less than 300 essential personnel to continue in jobs past Friday, unions ...
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What foreign aid officers say about what’s going on at USAID
"We have told our active duty members, given them all the information so they can make an informed decision," said Thomas Yazdgerdi.
Trump Administration Live Updates: Nearly All Jobs Are Said to Be Cut at Aid Agency
Officials for the agency were notified of the planned cuts on the same day they learned that about 800 awards and contracts ...
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What the data says about U.S. foreign aid
The $71.9 billion in foreign aid that the government spent in fiscal year 2023 works out to 1.2% of that year’s total federal spending.
Palmerston, the British Foreign Service Cat, Takes Up New Post in Bermuda
In a major government shake-up, Palmerston, the cat who left the British Foreign Office in 2020, will come out of retirement ...
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UK Foreign Office revokes Russian diplomat’s accreditation
"Any further action taken by Russia will be considered an escalation and responded to accordingly," the Foreign Office said ...
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36 AFP officers, 19 foreign service officials get CA nod
MANILA – The Commission on Appointments (CA) on Tuesday confirmed the ad interim appointments of 36 senior officers of the ...