The State Department is beginning the process of recalling all United States Agency for International Development (USAID) personnel stationed internationally by this weekend. An internal email from a senior official emphasized the challenges and emotional impact on employees as they prepare to return home. This decision follows a memo ordered by the Trump administration to assess the number of USAID staff and their families at overseas missions, potentially costing millions due to the rapid withdrawal of personnel and families amid logistical complications.
The plan to recall overseas staff was described to NPR by current and former federal government officials who were not authorized to speak publicly.
We are being tasked to assist the department in recalling USAID employees to the United States by Saturday, wrote in an email to State Department staff.
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