Chapter 9 - Agency for International Development

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Scale back USAID's global footprint and budget to pre-COVID-19 pandemic levels
Appoint USAID Administrator as Director of Foreign Assistance with rank of Deputy Secretary at State Department
Restore and expand Trump Administration's counter-China infrastructure at USAID
Eliminate climate change policies and programs, including rescinding USAID's Climate Strategy 2022-2030
Dismantle USAID's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) apparatus
Rename Office of Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment to Office of Women, Children, and Families
Remove terms like "gender," "reproductive health," and "sexual and reproductive rights" from USAID materials
Reinstate and expand the Protecting Life in Global Health Assistance policy (global gag rule)
Block funding to United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
Apply pro-life policies to all foreign assistance, including humanitarian aid
Strengthen partnerships with faith-based organizations
Shift funding from UN agencies and international NGOs to local, especially faith-based, entities
Prioritize private sector engagement and free-market solutions
Tie aid to countries' resistance to China's influence
Develop exit strategies for long-term humanitarian responses
Promote fossil fuel and nuclear energy development in Africa
Challenge socialist ideas in Latin America through funding partnerships and civil society groups
Focus on promoting free-market policies in aid recipient countries
Increase scrutiny of multilateral organizations
Enhance American branding on aid projects
Appoint more political appointees to key USAID positions
Prioritize religious freedom initiatives in development efforts
Streamline procurement processes and diversify partner base
Implement new policy language in all grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements
Harvest funds from the Bureau for Democracy, Development, and Innovation for new priorities
Expand use of the New Partnership Initiative across USAID
Revise USAID's Asia strategy to counter Chinese influence
Reset Middle East programming to align with national security interests
Reassess and potentially terminate long-standing programs in Latin America
Implement new personnel policies, including recruiting veterans and faith community stakeholders