US President Donald Trump plans to nearly half of the US Department of State. It was reported by Washington Post.
According to the last week's memorandum, the total finance of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the remnants of the US International Development Agency (USAID) was proposed to reduce nearly 50%, to 28.4 billion USD. This figure is less than $ 27 billion than the National Assembly for 2025.
These measures will affect the funding for not only the Ministry of Foreign Affairs but also to the United Nations and NATO.
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The reduction of funding for humanitarian assistance, health and international health care organizations will be especially important. Moreover, the plan to cut budget allocation for international organizations is nearly 90%, actually ending financial peacekeeping activities, United Nations, NATO and 20 other international organizations, except for some people, such as ICAO and ICAO.
At the same time, traditional funding for the development of the armed forces of allies with the amount of $ 5.1 billion, including Israel and Egypt, are preserved in the proposed budget.
At the end of March, the ministry to improve the efficiency of the US government (DOGE) conducted mass firmly at the headquarters of the United States World Institute.
Earlier, the Pentagon announced a reduction in the number of civilians.