U.S. foreign assistance accounts for less than 1 percent of the federal budget, yet it funds programs that save millions of lives worldwide, keep Americans safe at home, and support farmers and small businesses on U.S. soil. But on his first day in office, President Donald Trump signed an executive order suspending all foreign assistance, and his administration has terminated $27 billion of funding for cost-effective programs since.
Join the Center for American Progress in a virtual discussion to explore the current state of foreign assistance cuts, the global impact of this abrupt foreign policy rupture, and how these cuts affect Americans here in the United States. This discussion will feature insights from Jeremy Konyndyk, the president of Refugees International and the Biden administration’s COVID-19 lead at the U.S. Agency for International Development; Chloe Schwenke, a teaching professor at Georgetown’s McCourt School of Public Policy; and Jordan Schermerhorn, a former USAID employee who is now raising awareness about the importance of its ties to U.S. domestic industry.