Sunday, January 26, 2025

Trump Administration Memo Tells USAID to Put "America First" in Reviewing Foreign Aid (Connecting the Dots: The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), National Security Council (NSC), Obama, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation & Soros Funding, All Networking)

Trump Administration Memo Tells USAID to Put "America First" in Reviewing Foreign Aid (Connecting the Dots: The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), National Security Council (NSC), Obama, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation & Soros Funding, All Networking)

Newsmax.com

Sunday, 26 January 2025 02:25 PM EST


https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/trump/2025/01/26/id/1196588/

The Trump administration urged U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) workers to join the effort to transform how Washington allocates aid around the world in line with Trump’s “America First” policy. It threatened "disciplinary action" for any staff ignoring the administration's orders.

A sharply-worded memo sent on Saturday to more than 10,000 staff at USAID offered further guidance to Friday’s “stop-work” directive that effectively put a sweeping freeze on U.S. foreign aid worldwide. The memo, reviewed by Reuters, laid out expectations for the workforce on how to achieve Trump’s goals.

"We have a responsibility to support the President in achieving his vision," Ken Jackson, assistant to the administrator for management and resources wrote in the internal memo, titled “Message and Expectation to the Workforce.”

"The President has given us a tremendous opportunity to transform the way we approach foreign assistance for decades to come," the memo said. Reuters confirmed the authenticity of the memo with several sources. Since taking office last week, Trump has taken steps toward fulfilling his vow to remake a federal bureaucracy he believes was hostile to him during his 2017-2021 presidency. He has reassigned or fired hundreds of federal workers in simultaneous moves against a swath of agencies. Hours after taking office, Trump ordered a 90-day pause in foreign aid to review if it was aligned with his foreign policy priorities. On Friday, the State Department issued a stop-work order worldwide even for existing and appropriated assistance, calling into question billions of dollars of life-saving aid.

The United States is the largest single donor of aid globally. In fiscal year 2023, it disbursed $72 billion in assistance.

USAID and the White House National Security Council (NSC) did not immediately respond to a request for comment on this story.

Friday’s memo shocked the humanitarian groups and communities conducting development aid across the globe. While the scope of the directive appears far-reaching, uncertainties linger over how it will be carried out.

The memo on Saturday offered only partial clarity.

The pause on foreign aid spending means “a complete halt,” it said. The only exceptions are for emergency humanitarian food assistance and for government officials returning to their duty stations. Waivers allowing delivery of emergency food during the review period will require “detailed information and justification.”

The memo said further waivers would require two layers of approval – one from USAID leadership and another by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

"Any waiver must be thoroughly justified to demonstrate that the specific assistance for which the waiver is sought is necessary for lifesaving purposes, cannot be performed by current U.S. direct hire staff, or would otherwise pose significant risks to national security," the memo said.

All foreign assistance programs will undergo “comprehensive review” during the pause in spending, the memo says. “It is important to emphasize that it is no longer business as usual. Every program will be thoroughly scrutinized.”

Saturday’s directive also banned any communications outside the agency, including between USAID and the State Department, unless they are approved by the former’s front office.

"Failure to abide by this directive, or any of the directives sent out earlier this week and in the coming weeks, will result in disciplinary action," it said.

Separately, USAID sent contractors a notice ordering them to “immediately issue stop-work orders” and to “amend, or suspend existing awards.”

Humanitarian organizations and other donors are scrambling to understand how the directive will impact life-saving operations in countries across the globe. It is too soon to tell whether or what specific services will have to be paused, they said.

In 2024, the U.S. provided 42% of all humanitarian aid tracked by the United Nations.

Connecting the Dots:

Nancy E. Soderberg was a staff director for the National Security Council (NSC) and a VP for the International Crisis Group.

Robert Malley is a director for democracy, human rights & humanitarian affairs at the National Security Council (NSC) and a Middle East & North Africa program director at the International Crisis Group.

George Soros is a board member for the International Crisis Group and was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank) and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).

Rajiv Shah is the administrator for the U.S. Agency for International Development, was the undersecretary for research, education & economics at the U.S. Department of Agriculture for the Barack Obama administration, and the director of agricultural development for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Ann M. Fudge is the U.S. program advisory panel chair for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Jeffrey Bader is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank) was the deputy assistant secretary for the U.S. Department of State and a senior director for East Asian affairs for the National Security Council (NSC).

Daniel Benjamin was a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank), the coordinator for counterterrorism for the U.S. Department of State and a director for transnational threats at the National Security Council (NSC).

Philip H. Gordon was a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank), an assistant secretary at the U.S. Department of State, a senior fellow at the National Security Council (NSC) and is a special assistant to the president for the Barack Obama administration.

Ivo H. Daalder was a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a director for European Affairs at the National Security Council (NSC).

Martin S. Indyk was a VP & director of the Foreign Policy Program for the Brookings Institution (think tank), an assistant secretary for the U.S. Department of State and a senior director for Near East and South Asia for the National Security Council (NSC).

Kenneth M. Pollack was a senior fellow, Middle East policy for the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a director for Persian Gulf affairs for the National Security Council (NSC).

Carlos Pascual was a VP at the Brookings Institution (think tank), a senior director at the National Security Council (NSC) and is a special envoy, international energy affairs, an assistant secretary nominee for the U.S. Department of State.

Susan E. Rice was a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank), a special assistant to the president at the National Security Council (NSC), the assistant secretary for the U.S. Department of State and is the White House national security adviser for the Barack Obama administration.

 Albert A. Gore Jr. was a member of the National Security Council (NSC) and is the chairman for the Climate Reality Project.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Climate Reality Project and the Aspen Institute (think tank).

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Henry A. Kissinger was a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), the secretary for the U.S. Department of State and a member of the Bohemian Club

Belizean_Grove is the equivalent to the male-only social group, the Bohemian Club.

Henrietta Holsman Fore is a member of the Belizean Grove, a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), was the director of U.S. foreign assistance for the U.S. Department of State and an administrator for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation was the Aspen Institute (think tank), the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Center for American Progress.

John J. Gilligan was the Center for American Progress and an administrator for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).

Gayle E. Smith was the chief of staff for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress and is a co-founder for the Enough Project.

Enough Project is an affiliated project with the Center for American Progress.

George Soros was a supporter for the Center for American Progress and the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Center for American Progress and the Aspen Institute (think tank).

Condoleezza Rice is a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank) and was the senior director for Soviet affairs for the National Security Council (NSC).

Madeleine K. Albright was a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank) and a member of the National Security Council (NSC).

Henrietta Holsman Fore is a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), a member of the Belizean Grove, was the director of U.S. foreign assistance for the U.S. Department of State and an administrator for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).

Belizean_Grove is the equivalent to the male-only social group, the Bohemian Club.

Henry A. Kissinger was a member of the Bohemian Club, a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), the secretary for the U.S. Department of State, the founder of Kissinger Associates, Inc. and an overseer at the International Rescue Committee.

Condoleezza Rice is a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), an overseer at the International Rescue Committee and was the senior director for Soviet affairs for the National Security Council (NSC).

Timothy F. Geithner was a researcher for Kissinger Associates, Inc., an overseer at the International Rescue Committee and the treasury secretary for the Barack Obama administration.

Judith A. Miscik is the president & vice chairman for Kissinger Associates, Inc., was a director at the International Rescue Committee and a member of the National Security Council (NSC).

Madeleine K. Albright was an overseer at the International Rescue Committee and a member of the National Security Council (NSC).

Samantha Power was a director at the International Rescue Committee, a senior director for multilateral affairs for the National Security Council (NSC) and is the United Nations U.S. ambassador for the Barack Obama administration.

Alan R. Batkin was the vice chairman for Kissinger Associates, Inc., is an overseer at the International Rescue Committee and a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation was a funder for the International Rescue Committee, the Brookings Institution (think tank) and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the International Rescue Committee, the Brookings Institution (think tank).

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Ivo H. Daalder was a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a director for European Affairs at the National Security Council (NSC).

Damon Wilson was a senior director for European affairs for the National Security Council (NSC) and the EVP for the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

George Soros was the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations and was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Aspen Institute (think tank).

Henry A. Kissinger was a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank), a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), a member of the Bohemian Club and the national security adviser & secretary of state, secretary of state for the Gerald R. Ford administration.

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation was a funder for the Aspen Institute (think tank) and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

Belizean_Grove is the equivalent to the male-only social group, the Bohemian Club.

Henrietta Holsman Fore is a member of the Belizean Grove, a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), was the director of U.S. foreign assistance for the U.S. Department of State and an administrator for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).

Mara E. Rudman is the deputy national security adviser for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and was the deputy national security adviser for the National Security Council (NSC).

Nancy E. Soderberg was a staff director for the National Security Council (NSC) and a VP for the International Crisis Group.

Robert Malley is a director for democracy, human rights & humanitarian affairs at the National Security Council (NSC) and a Middle East & North Africa program director at the International Crisis Group.

George Soros is a board member for the International Crisis Group and married in 2013.

Jim Yong Kim was a guest at George Soros’s 2013 wedding and a director, HIV-AIDS department for the World Health Organization (WHO).

Nils Daulair was a U.S. representative for the World Health Organization (WHO) and the deputy assistant administrator for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).

Rajiv Shah is the administrator for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the agriculture undersecretary for the Barack Obama administration and the director of agricultural development for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation was a funder for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the Bloomberg Family Foundation, and the World Health Organization WHO).

Bloomberg Family Foundation was a funder for the World Health Organization (WHO) and the CDC Foundation

CDC Foundation is a foundation for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Michael R. Bloomberg is the founder of the Bloomberg Family Foundation, was a donor for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, a benefactor for the Harlem Children's Zone and a donor at the Robin Hood Foundation.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Harlem Children's Zone and the Robin Hood Foundation.

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society and married in 2013.

Jim Yong Kim was a guest at George Soros’s 2013 wedding and a director, HIV-AIDS department for the World Health Organization (WHO).

Nils Daulair was a U.S. representative for the World Health Organization (WHO) and the deputy assistant administrator for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation was a funder for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Committee for Economic Development.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Committee for Economic Development.

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Donna S. Morea was a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development and the EVP for the CGI Group Inc.

CGI Group Inc. was the Obamacare contractor that developed Healthcare.gov web site.

Obamacare is Barack Obama’s signature policy initiative.

Barack Obama’s signature policy initiative is Obamacare and the president for the Barack Obama administration.

Rajiv Shah was the agriculture undersecretary for the Barack Obama administration, the director of agricultural development for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and is the administrator for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation was a funder for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the World Health Organization WHO).

Resources: Past Research

Smaller Bites - U.S. Agency for International Development (Connecting the Dots: The U.S. Agency for International Development & The Atlantic Council Funded By Soros) (Past Research on the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID))

Sunday, October 23, 2022

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2022/10/smaller-bites-us-agency-for.html

CDC Director: Ebola Crisis Unprecedented (Past Research on the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID))

Thursday, August 7, 2014

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2014/08/cdc-director-ebola-crisis-unprecedented.html

US Quietly Releasing $1.6B in Pakistan Assistance (Past Research on the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID))

Sunday, October 20, 2013

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2013/10/us-quietly-releasing-16b-in-pakistan.html

Kissinger’s 1974 Plan for Food Control Genocide (Past Research on the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) & the National Security Council (NSC))

Sunday, November 24, 2013

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2013/11/kissingers-1974-plan-for-food-control.html

Kerry to warn of climate threats to national security in speech (Past Research on the National Security Council (NSC))

Wednesday, May 14, 2014

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2014/05/kerry-to-warn-of-climate-threats-to.html

Bill Gates: Spoke With Trump, 'Amazing Things' for Global Health (Connecting the Dot: Bill Gates, The Gates Foundation, Mark Zuckerberg, global health, Obamacare, FDA, Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, The Wall Street Journal, 60 Minutes, The Breakthrough Energy Coalition, Facebook & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation)

Sunday, January 19, 2025

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/01/bill-gates-spoke-with-trump-amazing.html

CDC Director: Ebola Crisis Unprecedented (Past Research on the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) & the World Health Organization)

Thursday, August 7, 2014

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2014/08/cdc-director-ebola-crisis-unprecedented.html

Obama Administration Preserves Essential Funding for Women’s Health Programs (Past Research on the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID))

Thursday, April 17, 2014

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2014/04/obama-administration-preserves.html

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