USAID Archives - The Diplomatic Envoy

2025 Focus

April 22, 2025 Sofia Diaz

Aid Cuts in Ukraine, The Largest Recipient of USAID Funding

As President Donald Trump begins his second term in office, significant cuts in foreign assistance aid had been announced earlier this year, affecting the 177 eligible countries in 2023 that received United States aid. Ukraine faces the highest reduction at the country level among these nations. Ukrainians are already beginning to feel the impact of these aid cuts, and many are growing more concerned over the uncertainty of the future.

2025 Focus

April 15, 2025 Madeline Rowe

Catholic Relief Services Grapples with Losing Half Its Funding

Catholic Relief Services (CRS), a non-profit organization that was founded over 80 years ago in the aftermath of World War II to help starving and suffering survivors, is among the many organizations to take a major hit from USAID cuts. CRS is USAID’s largest faith-based international partner and their top NGO recipient, receiving $4.6 billion dollars in funding between 2012 and 2022, reports Forbes.

2025 Focus

April 15, 2025 Sophia Alicea

The Demise of USAID

The lights have dimmed in USAID offices around the world. Thousands have lost their jobs, and with only 294 set to remain, according to The New York Times, a stain is forever left on the United States’ history of humanitarian aid.

2025 Opinion

February 19, 2025 Andrew Travis II

Trump and Musk’s DOGE gut USAID, Millions of Lives Hang in the Balance

As part of President Donald Trump’s broader aim to downsize the federal government, one of his first orders of business following his inauguration was to place a freeze on all United States aid abroad. On January 24, NPR reports that the State Department issued a ‘stop work’ order to all international aid programs reliant on U.S. funding.

2025 International News U.S.

February 3, 2025 Elizabeth Denton

United States Department of State Halts Foreign Aid

On January 20, United States President Donald Trump issued a sweeping executive order to put foreign aid on hold for a 90-day review.

World January 2019 International News Africa

February 5, 2019 Tom McGee

Foreign Aid; Africa’s Kryptonite

What would Africa look like in a year if all foreign aid stopped flowing in? Aid is seen as the remedy to corruption, poverty, disease, and war. On the contrary, aid has slowed down nations’ growths and corruption is still rife.