Pete Marocco, formerly overseeing foreign aid at the State Department, has left amid efforts to merge the U.S. Agency for International Development into the department. His leadership has been marked by criticisms of dismantling foreign aid under President Trump's administration. The State Department acknowledged Marocco's departure but did not elaborate on the specifics. Critics, including Senator Brian Schatz, voiced serious concerns over the chaos his actions brought to U.S. foreign aid policy and its detrimental effects on international humanitarian efforts.
Mr. Marocco's critics said they planned to continue scrutinizing how he and Secretary of State Marco Rubio have gutted foreign aid.
Senator Brian Schatz, Democrat of Hawaii, said in a statement that Marocco's tenure deprived millions of people around the world of lifesaving aid.
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