'Sesame Street in Iraq': USAID's 'wasteful and dangerous' spending exposed by senator (Connecting the Dots: Sesame Street, Iraq, The Carnegie Corporation of New York, The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) & Soros Funding, All Networking)

'Sesame Street in Iraq': USAID's 'wasteful and dangerous' spending exposed by senator (Connecting the Dots: Sesame Street, Iraq, The Carnegie Corporation of New York, The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) & Soros Funding, All Networking)

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By Emma Colton

Wed, February 5, 2025 at 12:19 PM PST

https://news.yahoo.com/news/sesame-street-iraq-usaids-wasteful-201915069.html

Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, published a list of projects and programs she says the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has helped fund across the years, highlighting it as "wasteful and dangerous" spending that has gripped taxpayers until the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) stepped in.

"From funneling tax dollars to risky research in Wuhan to sending Ukrainians to Paris Fashion Week, USAID is one of the worst offenders of waste in Washington… all around the world," Ernst posted to X on Monday before rattling off a handful of examples.

Ernst highlighted that the agency "authorized a whopping $20 million to create a Sesame Street in Iraq."

Under the Biden administration, USAID awarded $20 million to a nonprofit called Sesame Workshop to produce a show called "Ahlan Simsim Iraq" in an effort to "promote inclusion, mutual respect, and understanding across ethnic, religious, and sectarian groups."

Connecting the Dots:

Zalmay Khalilzad was a U.S. ambassador for Iraq and is a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

Barry R. McCaffrey was an advisory board member for the Committee for the Liberation of Iraq and a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

James L. Jones Jr. was the national security adviser for the Barack Obama administration, the chairman for the Congressional Independent Commission on the Security Forces of Iraq and is a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

Walter B. Slocombe was the senior adviser for the Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq and is a director at 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 is 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 Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank). 

Donald Kennedy was a trustee at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and a commissioner for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) was a funder for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank).

David A. Hamburg is an adviser for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank), Margaret A. Hamburg’s father and the president emeritus for the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

Carnegie Corporation of New York a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and funded study that led to creation of the Sesame Workshop.

Sesame Street is a program for the Sesame Workshop.

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) was a funder for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank).

Margaret A. Hamburg is the VP for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank), David A. Hamburg’s daughter and was a commissioner for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Rolf Ekeus is a director at the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank) and was the chairman United Nations Special Commission on Iraq.

Jessica Tuchman Mathews is a director at the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank), was the president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

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

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

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).

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank) 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 a funder for the Aspen Institute (think tank), the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Center for American Progress.

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Center for American Progress.

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations, 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.

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

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

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

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

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

Michael R. Bloomberg was a donor for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and is the founder of the Bloomberg Family Foundation.

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

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

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

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

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

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).

Michael R. Bloomberg was a donor for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and is the founder of the Bloomberg Family Foundation.

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).

Robert Jeffrey was a board member for the CDC Foundation and is a director at 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 is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations.
Barry R. McCaffrey was a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and an advisory board member for the Committee for the Liberation of Iraq.

James L. Jones Jr. is a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank), was the national security adviser for the Barack Obama administration and the chairman for the Congressional Independent Commission on the Security Forces of Iraq.

Walter B. Slocombe is a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank), a member of the Secretary of State's International Security Advisory Board and was the senior adviser for the Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq.

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

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations, was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society and a benefactor for the Human Rights Watch.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Human Rights Watch and the Millennium Promise.

Amy Robbins Towers is a director at the Human Rights Watch, a board member for the CDC Foundation, was a director at the Millennium Promise and married to Larry Robbins.

Larry Robbins was married to Amy Robbins Towers and is a director at the Robin Hood Foundation.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Robin Hood Foundation.

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

Michael R. Bloomberg was a donor for the Robin Hood Foundation, is the founder of the Bloomberg Family Foundation and Emma Bloomberg’s father.

Emma Bloomberg was the chief of staff for the Robin Hood Foundation, Michael R. Bloomberg’s daughter and is a director at the Bloomberg Family Foundation.

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

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation was a funder for the World Health Organization WHO) and 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) and the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank) and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank)

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

Jessica Tuchman Mathews was an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), the president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and is a director at the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank).

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) was a funder for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank).

Rolf Ekeus is a director at the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank) and was the chairman United Nations Special Commission on Iraq.

Margaret A. Hamburg is the VP for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank), David A. Hamburg’s daughter and was a commissioner for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

David A. Hamburg is an adviser for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank), Margaret A. Hamburg’s father and the president emeritus for the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

Andrew Carnegie was the founder of the Carnegie Corporation of New York and the founder of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

Carnegie Corporation of New York a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and funded study that led to creation of the Sesame Workshop.

Sesame Street is a program for the Sesame Workshop.

Newton N. Minow is an honorary trustee at the Carnegie Corporation of New York,

a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago and a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP.

Michelle Obama was a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP.                    

Barack Obama was an intern at Sidley Austin LLP and his signature policy initiative is Obamacare.

Obamacare is Barack Obama’s signature policy initiative.

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

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

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

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the International Rescue Committee.

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

ONE Campaign is a partner with the International Rescue Committee.

Michael R. Bloomberg was an advocate for the ONE Campaign and is the founder of the Bloomberg Family Foundation.

Michelle Obama was an advocate for the ONE Campaign and a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP.

R. Eden Martin was counsel at Sidley Austin LLP and is the president of the Commercial Club of Chicago.

Newton N. Minow is a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP, a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago and an honorary trustee at the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

Richard W. Riley was a trustee at the Carnegie Corporation of New York and the secretary for the U.S. Department of

Carnegie Corporation of New York a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and funded study that led to creation of the Sesame Workshop.

Sesame Street is a program for the Sesame Workshop.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and the Brookings Institution (think tank).

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

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

Sheryl K. Sandberg was a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and is a director at the ONE Campaign.

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala was a visiting fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and is a director at the ONE Campaign.

Michael R. Bloomberg was an advocate for the ONE Campaign and is the founder of the Bloomberg Family Foundation.

Helene D. Gayle is a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a director at the ONE Campaign.

Cameron F. Kerry is a fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank), John F. Kerry’s brother and a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP.

Barack Obama was an intern at Sidley Austin LLP and his signature policy initiative is Obamacare.

Michelle Obama was a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP and an advocate for the ONE Campaign.

ONE Campaign is a partner with the International Rescue Committee.

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

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

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

James S. Crown is the vice chairman for the Aspen Institute (think tank) and a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.

Lester Crown was a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank) and is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.

R. Eden Martin is the president of the Commercial Club of Chicago and was counsel at Sidley Austin LLP.

Michelle Obama was a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP.

Barack Obama was an intern at Sidley Austin LLP.

Newton N. Minow is a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP, a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago and an honorary trustee at the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

Carnegie Corporation of New York a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and funded study that led to creation of the Sesame Workshop.

Sesame Street is a program for the Sesame Workshop.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

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

Resources: Past Research

A Strategic War (Past Research on Iraq)

Friday, March 21, 2014

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2014/03/a-strategic-war.html

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) (Past Research on the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID))

Sunday, January 26, 2025

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/01/trump-administration-memo-tells-usaid.html

‘Sesame Street’ Was Always Political – The New York Times (Connecting the Dots: Sesame Street, CNN, FDA, Soros, Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson) (Past Research on Sesame Street)

Sunday, June 19, 2022

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2022/06/sesame-street-was-always-political-new.html

CDC Director Announces Organization Changes for Faster Response to Health Threats (Connecting the Dots: CDC & Soros Funded Think Tanks) (Past Research on the CDC)

Thursday, August 18, 2022

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2022/08/cdc-director-announces-organization.html

Mass Shooting Outside Las Vegas’ Mandalay Bay; 50+ Dead, 406 Sent to Hospital (Past Research on the ONE Campaign)

Monday, October 2, 2017

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2017/10/mass-shooting-outside-las-vegas.html

Most Post-WWII German Justice Officials Were Former Nazis: Study (Past Research on the ONE Campaign)

Monday, October 10, 2016

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2016/10/most-post-wwii-german-justice-officials.html

Hours After John Kerry Demands Green Transition Accelerated – His Emissions Closet Swings Wide Open (Connecting the Dots: Cameron Kerry, John Kerry, Teresa Heinz Kerry, Soros, the Climate Reality Project, the Brookings Institution (think tank), the EPA and onto the FDA, Pfizer & Johnson & Johnson. It’s the Network That Never Ends. One Project (Climate Change) Just bleeds into the Next (Covid Project)) (Past Research on Cameron Kerry)

Thursday, July 21, 2022

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2022/07/hours-after-john-kerry-demands-green.html

Carnegie Gives Maryland $3 Million to Open High Schools for Immigrants Lacking English Skills (Past Research on the Carnegie Corporation of New York)

Sunday, July 20, 2014

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2014/07/carnegie-gives-maryland-3-million-to.html