Trump administration prepares to withdraw USAID staff from overseas posts by weekend

A USAID and American flag outside of United States Agency for International Development (USAID) headquarters in Washington, DC, on Feb. 3, 2025.

"We are being tasked to assist the department in recalling USAID employees to the United States by Saturday," State Department official Seth Green wrote in an email to staff on Tuesday.

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