The Trump administration considers a deduction to the State Department’s budget twice

The Trump administration plans to appeal to Congress with the request to reduce state department budgets and the US Agency for International Development (USAID) almost half. On Monday, April 14, Politico wrote.

According to the publication, the offer for 2026 provides for the allocation of $ 28.4 billion for the State and USAID Department, compared to 54.4 billion dollars on the approved budget for 2025 financial years.

Politico writes that the proposal provides for the removal or significant reduction of many programs, including contributing to the development of democracy that supports the exchange of education and culture, fighting illegal drugs and contributing to the efforts of UN peacekeeping.

“The costs of global health care programs can be reduced by almost 50 percent, and financing to resolve the transfer and refugees will stop and only use in emergency situations,” the document said.

According to two American officials who are familiar with this issue, the administration also considers the possibility of closing up to 30 American diplomatic missions worldwide as part of these major efforts to reduce the diplomatic budget. This applies to US embassies in Southern Africa and Sachel, European consulates and several Oceanian embassies.

The budget document states that the Trump administration will also ask Congress to approve about $ 20 billion in the form of reviews – that is, the money the department has decided not to spend and return to Treasury.

The US State Department told Congress that he melted USAID