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On March 28th local time, according to Agence France Presse and CNN, the Trump administration has officially announced plans to "shut down" the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). US Secretary of State Rubio issued a statement on the State Department website stating that the State Department and the US Agency for International Development have notified Congress of plans to restructure the agency by July 1, 2025, relocating some functions to the State Department and ceasing remaining functions that do not align with government priorities. 鈥�
Rubio pointed out in the statement that the US Agency for International Development has long deviated from its original mission, with too little benefit and too high cost. CNN commented on this measure, calling it the "death knell" of the United States Agency for International Development. 鈥�
Since Trump took office as the President of the United States on January 20th and signed an executive order to suspend all foreign aid for 90 days, the United States Agency for International Development has faced a series of challenges. On February 23rd, all directly employed personnel of the organization, except for the responsible person and key task designated personnel, entered administrative leave worldwide. On February 26th, the Trump administration announced the cancellation of over 90% of its foreign aid contracts, and its headquarters office in Washington has been closed and taken over by US Secretary of State Rubio. 鈥�
It is worth noting that the Trump administration's plan to shut down the United States Agency for International Development has not been smooth sailing. On March 18th local time, a federal judge in the United States ruled that Musk and the "Government Efficiency Department"'s dissolution of the United States Agency for International Development "may violate the Constitution in multiple ways," and ordered an indefinite suspension of their further closure actions, requiring the restoration of email and other system access for all United States Agency for International Development employees, and submitting a written agreement guaranteeing that if the plaintiff wins the lawsuit, the United States Agency for International Development can reclaim its Washington headquarters. In response, the White House stated that it will appeal, and Trump also stated in a media interview that he will appeal against the ruling of the United States Agency for International Development, as rogue judges are destroying our country. 鈥�
In addition, countries such as Sweden, Norway, and the Netherlands are also facing difficulties due to the Trump administration's freezing of funds from the United States Agency for International Development. According to the Associated Press on March 23, several months ago, the three countries deposited a total of at least $15 million with the United States Agency for International Development for joint development projects in low-income countries. After the funds were frozen, the three countries requested a refund, but have not received any response so far, further exacerbating tensions between the United States and its allies. 鈥�
The United States Agency for International Development, under the guidance of the US State Department, is a specialized agency responsible for most of the federal government's foreign non military assistance. It has long been criticized internationally for funding activities that interfere in the internal affairs of other countries under the guise of foreign aid. The Trump administration's implementation of the shutdown plan has sparked widespread controversy both domestically and internationally, and its fate and impact on US foreign policy and international aid patterns still need further observation. 鈥�