General Inspector of International Development Paul Martin was fired.
The White House made such a decision on the staff on February 11 after the USAID published a report criticizing the actions of the presidential administration Donald Trump on the liquidation of the agency. This was reported by Radio Liberty with reference to US officials.
The official reasons for the release of Martin are unknown. However, in the report, the general inspector wrote that the reduction in USAID personnel and large -scale freezing of foreign assistance complicated the tracking and response to potential improper use of $ 8.2 billion. Humanitarian assistance funded by US taxpayers. It was noted that this could lead to the fact that money will fall into terrorist groups.
It is known that USAID is an independent government agency founded by the US Congress in 1961. About 10 thousand people work in the agency, two -thirds of which are outside the United States.
Remember US President Donald Trump, intends to reduce USAID from 10 thousand to 300 people. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has already submitted a list of about 600 employees who are considered necessary all over the world, but ultimately less than 300 were not installed for reduction.
Source: Radio Liberty
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