United States Agency for International Development

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development aid agency independent agency of the United States government

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is the primary U.S. government agency responsible for administering civilian foreign aid and development assistance worldwide.

Aliases (10)

Statements (62)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	development aid agency → independent agency of the United States government →
appliesToJurisdiction	United States federal government →
appointedBy	President of the United States →
cooperatesWith	United Nations agencies → multilateral development banks → non-governmental organizations → partner country governments →
country	United States of America →
employerOf	Samantha Power →
fieldOfWork	agricultural development → climate change adaptation → democracy promotion → disaster risk reduction → economic development → education assistance → food security → foreign aid → global health → governance and rule of law → humanitarian assistance → international development →
foundedBy	John F. Kennedy →
fundedBy	United States federal budget →
hasAbbreviation	USAID →
hasProgram	Feed the Future initiative implementation → Global Health Security programs → Power Africa support activities → President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief implementation activities → democracy and governance programs → education and youth development programs → humanitarian food assistance programs →
headOfGovernmentBody	Samantha Power →
headquartersLocation	Washington, D.C. →
inception	1961 →
legalBasis	Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 →
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	District of Columbia →
logoImage	Logo of the United States Agency for International Development →
missionStatement	to lead the U.S. government’s international development and disaster assistance through partnerships and investments that save lives, reduce poverty, strengthen democratic governance, and help people emerge from humanitarian crises and progress beyond assistance →
motto	From the American People →
officeHeldByHeadOfGovernmentBody	Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development →
officialLanguage	English →
operatesIn	developing countries worldwide →
parentOrganization	United States Department of State →
partOf	United States foreign policy apparatus →
shortName	USAID →
subsidiary	Bureau for Africa (USAID) → Bureau for Asia (USAID) → Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance (USAID) → Bureau for Europe and Eurasia (USAID) → Bureau for Global Health (USAID) → Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (USAID) → Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean (USAID) → Bureau for Management (USAID) → Bureau for Policy, Planning and Learning (USAID) → Bureau for Resilience and Food Security (USAID) → Bureau for the Middle East (USAID) → Office of Inspector General of USAID →
uses	contracts → cooperative agreements → grants →
website	https://www.usaid.gov →

Referenced by (61)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development → Bureau for Africa (USAID) → Bureau for Asia (USAID) → Bureau for Europe and Eurasia (USAID) ("United States development cooperation programs") → Bureau for Global Health (USAID) → Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (USAID) → Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean (USAID) → Bureau for the Middle East (USAID) → Technical Cooperation Administration ("United States foreign aid program") →	partOf
Bureau for Africa (USAID) → Bureau for Asia (USAID) → Bureau for Europe and Eurasia (USAID) → Bureau for Global Health (USAID) → Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean (USAID) → Bureau for Management (USAID) → Bureau for the Middle East (USAID) → Office of Inspector General of USAID ("U.S. Agency for International Development") →	parentOrganization
Ann Dunham → Bureau for Africa (USAID) → Bureau for the Middle East (USAID) → Stanley Ann Dunham → William Gaud →	employer
DOS → Office of Haiti Special Coordinator (historical/periodic) → U.S. State Department economic bureaus ("U.S. Agency for International Development") → United States Department of State →	collaboratesWith
Office of Assistance Coordination → Office of Egyptian Affairs → Office of the Special Envoy for the Sahel ("U.S. Agency for International Development") → Office of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator ("U.S. Agency for International Development") →	coordinatesWith
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 → Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 → Senior Foreign Service →	administeredBy
Bureau for Africa (USAID) → Bureau for Management (USAID) → Global Health Security programs ("U.S. Agency for International Development") →	operatedBy
Institute of Inter-American Affairs → Mutual Security Program ("Agency for International Development") → Technical Cooperation Administration →	replacedBy
Overseas Contingency Operations ("U.S. Agency for International Development") → Title 22 of the United States Code ("U.S. Agency for International Development") →	appliesTo
Alliance for Progress → Point Four Program →	implementedBy
United States Agency for International Development ("Bureau for Resilience and Food Security (USAID)") → United States Agency for International Development ("Bureau for Policy, Planning and Learning (USAID)") →	subsidiary
United States Agency for International Development ("USAID") →	abbreviation
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ("USAID") →	abbreviationCreatedAgency
United States national security apparatus →	component
Millennium Challenge Corporation →	cooperatesWith
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 →	createdAgency
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 →	established
United States Agency for International Development ("USAID") →	hasAbbreviation
United States Agency for International Development ("Feed the Future initiative implementation") →	hasProgram
Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development →	headOf
U.S. embassies ("U.S. Agency for International Development offices") →	mayInclude
United States Department of State →	oversees
Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (USAID) →	parentAgency
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ("United States foreign aid") →	regulates
United States Agency for International Development ("USAID") →	shortName
United States Agency for International Development ("USAID") →	usesAcronym
Office of National AIDS Policy ("U.S. Agency for International Development") →	worksWith