United States: Washington freezes almost all of American foreign aid

The new head of American diplomacy, Marco Rubio, frozen foreign aid in the United States, with the exception of that provided to Egypt and Israel, for a complete review of all programs, according to a internal circular in the State Department.

“No new funds will be committed […] As long as each new award or extension proposed has not been examined and approved ”in accordance with the program of President Donald Trump, indicates this circular consulted on Friday by AFP.

Emergency food aid is exempt but the circular makes no mention of Ukraine, which has benefited under the former Biden administration of billions of dollars of aid to defend itself against Russia, suggesting that it It is also frozen.

A gel for 90 days

The circular stems from the decree taken by President Donald Trump on Monday, from the day of his inauguration, ordering to freeze foreign aid in the United States for 90 days.

Israel and Egypt are among the most important beneficiaries of military aid in the United States.

In the circular, the Secretary of State notes that it is impossible for the new administration to assess whether the existing commitments in terms of foreign aid “are not duplicating, are effective and are in accordance with the president’s foreign policy Trump ”.

The latter had assured in his decree on Monday that “the industry and bureaucracy of foreign aid in the United States are not aligned with American interests and, in many cases, are contrary to American values”.

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