US Agency for International Development
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Name of Organization | The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) |
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Focus Areas | international development
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Geographic Scope | global
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Contacts | Information Center
U.S. Agency for International Development Ronald Reagan Building Washington, D.C. 20523-1000 Telephone +1 (202) 712-4810, +1 202-712-0000
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Mission/Mandate
USAID's history goes back to the Marshall Plan reconstruction of Europe after World War Two and the Truman Administration's Point Four Program. In 1961, the Foreign Assistance Act was signed into law and USAID was created by executive order.
Since that time, USAID has been the principal U.S. agency to extend assistance to countries recovering from disaster, trying to escape poverty, and engaging in democratic reforms.
USAID is an independent federal government agency that receives overall foreign policy guidance from the Secretary of State, and supports long-term and equitable economic growth and advances U.S. foreign policy objectives by supporting economic growth, agriculture and trade; global health; and, democracy, conflict prevention and humanitarian assistance.
Key Resources
See also complete list of WaterWiki-documented US Agency for International Development-Publications
Work on the Ground
See also complete list of WaterWiki-documented US Agency for International Development-Projects
