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More Awards Found — Update

Please check the list and help us locate awardees

As we posted earlier, UAA members and USAID staff worked together to rescue about 400 – 500 awards: inscribed plaques, awards, promotions into and within the Senior Foreign Service, Presidential Rank Awards, and certificates, including Length of Service, FSN or the Year, Civ-Mil Cooperation, Distinguished Career Service, and a series of named awards. We have updated the list of awardees and ask that you review the list to help us reach the awardees so we can unite award and awardee.

Two remaining USAID staff continue to help us in this unification task and they are now in possession of all the awards. The two remaining USAID officers are Myra Emma Stokes and Chris Thomson who can be reached

at mestokes@usaid.gov, chrthompson@usaid.gov or through foundawards@gmail.com. Please contact these three addresses if you have any questions or can provide contact or address information for the awardees. Click here to see the list of awardees.

Thank you for your assistance!

(Update posted 4 March 2026.)

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2nd Quarter, 2026

Memorial Plaque Ceremony: May 1, 11:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m. ET, at AFSA HQ. AFSA’s annual ceremony honoring the service and sacrifice of members of the Foreign Service, particularly those who did not make it home. For the first time since 1933, the event will not be held at the Department of State. This year, we will expand the program to include a reflection on the USAID Memorial Wall and honor the six colleagues whose names will be added. For those unable to attend in person, the ceremony will be streamed on Facebook and Instagram.

DACOR Events: Our friends at DACOR are also marking Foreign Service Day with events on April 30 and May 1. Please see their events calendar for additional details.

Free and Low-Cost Primary Health Care Facilities in the DMV area

Many former USAID and Implementing Partner staff living in the DMV area who lost their jobs in 2025 and have been unable to find appropriate health insurance, may find this list of free and low-cost primary health care facilities area useful. The list may be especially useful for those not eligible for Medicaid. Please feel free to share the list with any USAID/IP staff who might need this information. While this information is publicly available, UAA of course cannot attest to the quality of the providers. Since this list is limited to the DMV area, alumni in other areas may want to develop similar lists, which we can post on the UAA website, if there are former USAID staff and partners in those areas who would benefit from such a list. Click here to see the DMV list.

U.S. Dept. of State PEPFAR Data Release, 20 April 2026
On Wednesday, April 15, 2026, at 7:00 pm, OneAID is sponsoring a conversation between Nicholas Enrich and Atul Gawande about the former’s new book, Into the Wood Chipper: A Whistleblower’s Account of How the Trump Administration Shredded USAID, at Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008. Click here for more information.
The Washington Institute of Foreign Affairs (WIFA) is accepting new membership nominations for April 2026. Click here to see the nomination notice and click here to see an information sheet about WIFA.
April 10-17, 2026, the Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS), will host The Futures Summit, A New Era of Development Cooperation, in-person and livestream, 1616 Rhode Island Ave NW Washington, DC 20036. Click here for more information and to register by April 10.
DACOR/LAC Discussion Group dinner on Wednesday, April 22, 2026, at the historic DACOR Bacon House. Cocktails will begin at 6:00 p.m., with dinner commencing at 6:30 p.m. For those unable to join us in person, there will be a virtual participation option for this important event. Click here for more information and a registration link.

1st Quarter, 2026

On March 23, 2026, Former USAID Administrator Brian Atwood gave his maiden speech before the Washington Institute of Foreign Affairs (WIFA). Atwood is the new Chairman of WIFA, replacing Ambassador Tom Pickering who is now Chair Emeritus. The speech took place at the Cosmos Club of Washington. At the end, Atwood showed the video tribute to USAID that had been produced by Indonesian partners. Click here to read the speech. Click here for the Facebook video of the Indonesian program he showed the group.
Saturday, March 21 at 10am Congressman Don Beyer hosted a Resource Fair for Federal Workers, Contractors, and Economically Impacted Individuals at Wakefield High School.
Thursday, March 5, 9:30 am – 12 pm, DACOR Career Series: A Conversation on the Future of U.S. Diplomacy. Click here for more information and registration.
Thursday, March 5, 2026, 9:00 AM EST, the KonTerra Group is partnering with Aid Transition Alliance and Forums @ Work to launch peer development groups for national staff in transition. Click here for more information and registration.
Three former USAID staff have launched campaigns for elected office at all levels of government in Maryland.
Open letter dated 27 Jan 2026 on the Future of U.S. Foreign Assistance signed by 72 senior career leaders of USAID before its closure. Click here to see the letter and click here to see an executive summary.
Feb. 10, 2026, at DACOR: Launch of ADST Anthology of Oral History Highlights, “Representing America: Firsthand Accounts from a Century of U.S. Diplomacy.” Click here for more information and registration.
From Jan. 19 to Jan. 24, Devex will publish a week of insider coverage. Sign up for Devex Newswire to follow the reporting and become a Devex Pro member for full access to exclusive briefings, special newsletters, and insider analysis.
Shawn Dorman, editor in chief of the Foreign Service Journal, invites former USAID staff to submit articles regarding programs developed and implemented by USAID staff, PSCs, NGOs and our contractors. The most compelling submissions would probably emphasize the value to U.S. security (military and health) and economic development. If you worked on a project that deserves the attention of a broader audience, please send a brief concept of your proposed article to Shawn Dorman <dorman@afsa.org> (posted 9 Jan 2026)
Tune in online on January 7 at 9:30 a.m. ET to watch the US State Department’s Jeremy Lewin and a panel of experts discuss the United States’ evolving approach to foreign assistance and humanitarian engagement globally. From the Atlantic Council. Click here to register

4th Quarter, 2025

On Thursday, January 15, 2026, from 12:00 to 1:00 pm ET join the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) for a discussion featuring Representative Ami Bera and the Honorable Ted Yoho, moderated by CNAS CEO Richard Fontaine on “The Future of U.S. Foreign Assistance.”
Final Report of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, Dec 2025
USAID Supplemental Annuity Update and Grievance Instructions, updated 11 Dec 2025, AFSA
On Nov. 6, 2025, former USAID Administrator Henrietta Fore received the Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity from the Aurora Humanitarian Initiative at the American Academy of Diplomacy.
At the Breaking Point: The State of the U.S. Foreign Service in 2025. Report of an AFSA survey, 3 Dec 2025
Friday, Dec. 5, 2025, 9-11 am, at DACOR: Career Series: A Conversation on the Future of Foreign Aid Careers. Click here for details and to register.
On Nov. 22, 2025, at the World Conference on Lung Health in Copenhagen, Denmark, the prestigious Karel Styblo Public Health Prize was shared by the Desmond Tutu TB Center at Stellenbosch University in South Africa and the former TB Division of the U.S. Agency for International Development.
Dec. 3, 2025, at 1:00 pm ET, AFSA will release a new report “At the Breaking Point: The State of the U.S. Foreign Service in 2025.” Click here for more information and registration.
Dec. 12, 2025, from 12 noon to 2 pm, DACOR/ LAC Discussion Group Lunch event. Join the Latin American and Caribbean Luncheon Group at DACOR for a panel discussion on both the efficacy and credibility of recent and upcoming electoral processes in the region: what do they say about the state of democracy in LAC, and implications for the US and regional foreign policy. Click here for more information.
Nov. 17, 2025. Announcing a new podcast, “Global Development Interrupted.” The podcast was started by former USAID staff as a way to document the stories of the people whose work was upended when United States foreign assistance was cut. It also focuses on the impact rolling back investments in foreign aid will have on US and Global security. It is a great podcast that interviews former USAID staff in every episode. More information is available on Substack: https://globaldevinterrupted.substack.com/about
November 10, 2025, Brian Atwood – along with Andrew Natsios – were awarded the American Academy of Diplomacy Henrietta Fore Award for Contributions to International Development. Here are the remarks he made in accepting the award “on behalf of USAID professionals”.
Thursday, November 13, at 10:00 am EST (afternoon in Africa) for the USC monthly Africa-US forum on the war in Sudan. In Washington DC, our speaker will be Sudan’s Brigadier General Hosameldeen Elsharief, who has recently arrived in the US from his country.

– To attend in person in Washington DC at the DACOR Bacon House, 1801 F Street NW, please RSVP to Judy Kang at junghwak@usc.edu

– To join by zoom, please RSVP to https://annenberg.usc.edu/ events/cclp/update-war-sudan
Tuesday, December 9, at 9:00 a.m. Washington time (afternoon in Africa), online and in person in Washington DC. Topic: “The Future of Africa – U.S. Health Diplomacy: Perspectives from the Continent, Part 4”

– To attend in person in Washington DC at the USC Washington campus, 1771 N Street NW, please RSVP to Judy Kang at junghwak@usc.edu

– To join by zoom, please RSVP at https://annenberg.usc.edu/events/cclp/future-africa-us-health-diplomacy-perspectives-continent-part-4-how-might-shift-us
MFAN and ONE Urge Congress to Protect DFC’s Development Mission. MFAN Press Release, 5 Nov 2025
Virginia Congressman Don Beyer to honor USAID Nancy Elslick, former Sr. Deputy Assistant of the USAID Bureau of Resilience, Environment & Food Security, as the recipient of his Clara Mortenson Beyer Women and Children First Award, 30 Sep 2025 Press Release.
The William R. Rivkin Award for a dissent channel memo was awarded at an AFSA award ceremony to ten USAID employees who advocated for the work of USAID on October 1, 2025.

3rd Quarter, 2025

MFAN Statement on the Administration’s New Global Health Strategy. 26 Sep 2025
Latest from AID Transition Alliance, 19 Sep 2025
Tuesday, Sept. 30, Future of Aid: Innovation Under Tighter Constraints, speaker series sponsored by the Stanford King Center on Global Development, click here for details and registration.
America First Global Health Strategy Fact Sheet, U.S. Dept. of State, 18 Sep 2025
The DACOR/ LAC Discussion Group lunch with the Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), the Hon. Albert Ramdin, has been re-scheduled for Friday, October 10. Secretary General Ramdin will share with us his priorities and discuss the critical issues that the OAS will need to address during his 5-year term. Former US ambassadors to the OAS John Maisto, Roger Noriega and Frank Mora, who served under different US presidential administrations, will provide their insights based on their OAS experience immediately after the SG’s presentation. The event will take place at the DACOR Bacon House, 1801 F Street, NW. Cocktails will be available at 11:45 a.m. and lunch will be served at 12:15 p.m. This will be a hybrid event. Participants will have the option to attend in person or virtually. Registrations are required for all attendees. The live stream will begin at approximately 12:45 p.m. (virtual attendees will be sent a link for the event via email) and end at 2 PM. You will find more information and a link to register for this event here: https://www.memberleap.com/Calendar/moreinfo.php?eventid=58166
Global Community Day: A Celebration of International Service
When: Saturday, September 13, 3–8pm (rain date: Sep. 20)
Where: Meridian Hill/Malcolm X Park, Washington, DC
RSVP here for weather & other updates: https://tinyurl.com/4jfhvupt
Sponsored by Advisory Neighborhood Commission 1B, in partnership with OneAID
The Price of Retreat: America Cedes Global Leadership to China. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Report, July 2025

2nd Quarter, 2025

Stand Up for Aid Situation Reports

Updates from OneUSAID Community

Other Posts

Evaluation of the Department of State’s Approach to Realigning U.S. Agency for International Development Functions. Office of Inspector General, U. S. Department of State, May 2025
USAID alumni are invited to join USC on Monday, June 30, 9 am EDT (afternoon in Africa), for a discussion of a topic close to them and all of us: “Current and projected health impact of cuts to US global health assistance”

– To attend on line please RSVP at https://annenberg.usc.edu/events/cclp/future-africa-us-health-diplomacy-perspectives-continent-part-2-current-and-projected .

– To attend in person at the USC Washington DC campus, please email Judy Kang at junghwak@usc.edu
The Partnership for Public Service awards medals to outstanding federal employees each year. This year one of the awardees is a USAID Foreign Service Officer Kahleen Kirsch from the USAID/Ukraine Office of Critical Infrastructure.
Join Pivot with Purpose on Wednesday, June 18, at 2:30 pm for the launch of its twice weekly Zoom seminar series of workshops led by expert career coaches and advisors on job search skills as well as panel discussions with professionals from new industries. Our kickoff event of the Seminar Series, Pivot with Purpose: New Paths in Development and Beyond, will feature:
- Rajiv Shah, The Rockefeller Foundation
- Steven RadeletGeorgetown School of Foreign Service
- Carla Koppell,Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security
Sign up for the launch event here. Click here for more information on the series.
Statement honoring USAID career staff by former Administrator Andrew S. Natsios delivered at the Foreign Policy for America meeting on May 19, 2025
AAFSW Welcome Back Coffee for returning USAID Foreign Service members and their families. Tuesday, June 24, 10 am to 12 pm, Randolph Towers Community Room, 4001 N. 9th St., Metro Ballston, Arlington, VA.
DACOR/LAC Discussion Group Session on Monday, June 16 at noon, DACOR Bacon House, 1801 F Street, NW, in Washington, DC.
Service of Gratitude for USAID, June 8, 2025, 3:00 PM, Trinity Presbyterian Church, 5533 16th Street N, Arlington, VA 22205
USAID SHUTDOWN PART 20 May 30: Dispatch from the Field
A memorial service for Irving M. Destler will be held on Saturday, June 14, at 2 p.m. at Immanuel Presbyterian Church in McLean, Virginia.
USC Africa-US forum on June 30, 9 AM, on “Current and projected health impact of cuts to US global health assistance” To attend in-person in Washington DC or via Zoom, please RSVP here.
A Union Again, the Fight Continues. AFSA, 16 May 2025
USAID SHUTDOWN PART 18, May 14: Dispatch from the Field, from Scott Radloff, 14 May 2025
OIG Audit of USAID/State, May 2025
On Thursday, May 22, 2025, 10 to 11 AM, AFSA is holding a webinar on Navigating Options in the Job Market with Jo Weech, Exemplary Consultants Global. Click here for details and to register.
On Saturday evening May 17, 2025, RPCV/W and NOVA RPCV invite you to join us for an evening of International Development Professionals and other Federal RPCV Storytelling at the Writer’s Center (metro accessible!) in Bethesda, Maryland! Click here for details.
Current Critical Gaps on the concerns the Rwanda USAID Mission is facing regarding the lack of priority given to the off-boarding process of employees. By Keisha Effiom, USAID/Rwanda Mission Director, April 2025
Congressman Meeks Strong Opening Remarks at Full Committee Hearing on Authorizing the State Department. Press Release, House Foreign Affairs Committee, 30 Apr 2025
Building an America First State Department, Press Statement from Marco Rubio, Sec’y of State, 22 Apr 2025
AFSA on State Reorganization Plans, Legal Wins, and More, 25 Apr 2025
Join AFSA on Friday, May 9, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., at AFSA Headquarters in Foggy Bottom for our Service Disrupted solidarity walk and campaign kickoff.
USAID SHUTDOWN PART 14, April 24: Dispatch from the Field, from Scott Radloff, 24 Apr 2025
AFSA Response to the Secretary’s Reorganization Plan. 22 Apr 2025
On Thursday, May 1, at 2 pm EDT, the USC Center on Public Diplomacy and the Public Diplomacy Council of America are sponsoring a discussion of new survey data on Americans’ views of foreign policy with Richard Wilke, director of global attitudes research at the Pew Research Center. The first wave of Pew data was released last week, showing declining US support of Ukraine and more; see https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2025/04/17/republican-opinion-shifts-on-russia-ukraine-war/ Pew will release more data between now and May 1. The forum will be virtual. To RSVP and receive the zoom login, please go to https://annenberg.usc.edu/events/cclp/american-views-foreign-policy
Rise Up: Federal Workers Legal Defense Network
Ranking Members Meeks, Frankel, Shaheen, Schatz Send Letter Objecting to Trump Administration’s Proposed Reorganization of USAID, 11 Apr 2025
USAID SHUTDOWN PART 12: April 8 Dispatch from the Field, from Scott Radloff, 8 Apr 2025
USAID SHUTDOWN PART 11: April 4 Dispatch from the Field, from Scott Radloff, 4 Apr 2025

1st Quarter, 2025

Stand Up for Aid Situation Reports

Updates from OneUSAID Community

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LITIGATION TRACKER: LEGAL CHALLENGES TO TRUMP ADMINISTRATION ACTIONS through March 24, 2025. Attached is a Litigation Summary (“LS”) updated through March 24, 2025. The LS is adapted from the comprehensive “Litigation Tracker” prepared and updated by the folks at Just Security (https://www.justsecurity.org/). The full “Litigation Tracker” can be found at https://www.justsecurity.org/107087/tracker-litigation-legal-challenges-trump-administration/. All material added to the LS since the March 19 update is highlighted in red. From Rob Sonenthal, UAA.
Upcoming Job Fairs in Virginia and DC, March to May 2025
Friday Round-Up: Litigation Updates and ICYMI Highlights from AFSA, 21 Mar 2025
USAID Notice of Court Order 20 Mar 2025. In summary, the Order arises from a legal challenge to Sections 3(e) and 3(g) of Executive Order 14,168, “Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government.”
LITIGATION TRACKER: LEGAL CHALLENGES TO TRUMP ADMINISTRATION ACTIONS, through March 19, 2025. Attached is a Litigation Summary (“LS”) updated through March 19. The LS is adapted from the comprehensive “Litigation Tracker” prepared and updated by the folks at Just Security (https://www.justsecurity.org/). The full “Litigation Tracker” (which as of March 19 had 129 separate entries!) can be found at https://www.justsecurity.org/107087/tracker-litigation-legal-challenges-trump-administration/. From Rob Sonenthal, UAA.
Upcoming USC forums on Africa:

Monday, March 24th, at 9 a.m. EST (afternoon in Africa) for a forum on African views of President Trump. Online only, for the link, RSVP at https://annenberg.usc.edu/events/cclp/africa-us-forum-president-donald-trumps-100-days-office-views-africa (and yes, our African partners did not want to wait until the 100 days had passed)

Monday, March 31, 9 am EST (afternoon in Africa): The Future of Africa-U.S. Health Diplomacy: African public perceptions and responses to the US presidential actions. In person and on line.

To RSVP for the zoom link: https://annenberg.usc.edu/events/cclp/future-africa-us-health-diplomacy-perspectives-continent-part-1-initial-african-public

To attend in person in Washington DC, please email Judy Kang at junghwak@usc.edu (seating is limited, RSVPs are essential)

A Celebration of Life gathering for Pat Kasdan will be held on Sunday, March 23, from 12 to 3 p.m., at The Women’s National Democratic Club, 1526 New Hampshire Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036 (corner of Q St.). Please dress as you like and be comfortable. A light lunch, snacks, and beverages will be served.
LITIGATION TRACKER: LEGAL CHALLENGES TO TRUMP ADMINISTRATION ACTIONS, through March 12, 2025. Attached is a Litigation Summary (“LS”) updated through March 12. The LS is adapted from the impressively comprehensive “Litigation Tracker” prepared and updated by the folks at Just Security (https://www.justsecurity.org/). The full “Litigation Tracker” can be found at https://www.justsecurity.org/107087/tracker-litigation-legal-challenges-trump-administration/.
USAID Special Notice to All Foreign Assistance Recipients, 12 Mar 2025
USGLC’s “Week of Action for U.S. International Assistance,” From AFSA Media Digest, 12 March 2025: If you want to make your voice heard on the importance of funding international assistance, the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition’s “Week of Action for U.S. International Assistance” provides advocacy resources, key messaging and facts, and tools to contact your member of Congress. To find out more, click here. A reminder that Congressional advocacy must be done in your personal capacity and on your own time.
Prayer Vigil for Foreign Aid. Tuesday, March 11, 2025
- 8:30 a.m. ET Capitol Hill Presbyterian Church (201 4^th Street SE, Washington, DC 20003) – Meet prior to walking over to House Triangle
- 10:00 a.m. ET House Triangle – Event begins here at 10 a.m. ET
March 10, 2:00 – 2:45 pm EDT, Virtual Rally in Support of U.S. International Assistance, Hosted by USGLC, Zoom Details to be provided after registration. Register Now.
Join SheRocks Music & Arts Festival 2025, March 8, 12 noon at Tyson’s Corner, McLean, VA, in Celebration of Women’s Day to support displaced USAID staff. Click here for tickets to support a fund established by UAA for this purpose.
AFSA Resources on Retirement, Separation, and Post-Foreign Service Life. 5 Mar 2025
Associates of American Foreign Service Worldwide (AAFSW) is sponsoring a Virtual Meeting for USAID Returnee Support on Thursday, March 6, 12 noon to 1:00 pm,EST Click on the heading to register.
Resource Fair for Federal Workers and Contractors: Arlington, Alexandria, Falls Church, Fairfax County, Congressman Don Beyer, in partnership with the City of Alexandria, the City of Falls Church, Arlington County and Fairfax County, invites you to attend a popup resource fair on Sat., March 8 from 12-5 p.m. at Wakefield High School to access vital services including: resources include unemployment assistance, mental health support, housing information, food aid, and information on federal workers rights. Learn more here.
AFSA Retiree Members in the DMV: Special Get Together to Support AFSA, Wed., March 19, 2025, at AFSA HQ–2101 E St., NW, Washington, DC 20037
A memorial service for John J. Gaudet, who passed away on February 21, will be held at 11 a.m. on March 15, 2025 at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 4250 N. Glebe Road, Arlington, VA. In lieu of flowers, Caroline kindly requests that donations be made in John’s memory to The Nature Conservancy or The Parkinson’s Foundation.
Save USAID, Benefit America, Grassroots Outreach Toolkit
MFAN Statement on the Termination of Thousands of International Assistance Programs, 27 Feb 2025
NYTimes Reminder list of Administration’s Actions Against USAID. 27 Feb 2025
HFAC Ranking Members Condemn Trump Administration’s Termination of Nearly all US Aid Programs. Press Release from the House Foreign Affairs Committee, 26 Feb 2025
Urgent Action Needed: All but 8% USAID programs to be terminated. From CARE USA 26 Feb 2025
LITIGATION TRACKER LEGAL CHALLENGES TO TRUMP ADMINISTRATION ACTIONS through 25 Feb 2025
USAID NCR Alert: Obtaining Personal Belongings from the Ronald Reagan Building, 25 Feb 2025
DACOR Statement, “Speaking Out in Defense of Our People and Institutions” 25 Feb 2025
SID launches a Professional Development Hub and lists other Job Tools & Opportunities, 24 Feb 2025
Virginia Has Jobs.com
Statement Before the Subcommittee on Delivering Government Efficiency by J. Brian Atwood, former Administrator of USAID, 26 Feb. 2025
Federal Employees & Contractors Town Hall, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025, 6:30-8:00 pm, Barbara M. Donnellan Auditorium, Central Library, Arlington, VA, Public Library, click for details.
Court Order Extended. Devex, 21 Feb 2025. On Feb. 13, a U.S. federal court issued a temporary restraining order requiring the Trump administration to lift its blanket freeze on foreign assistance funding for existing projects. Last night, it extended that order and stressed that the administration needed to get the money flowing again, which it has largely refused to do.
Religious Leaders strong letter to Sec’y of State Rubio and Members of Congress on AID. 19 Feb 2025, from the Circle of Protection, a coalition of church bodies and related ministries representing the breadth of Christianity in this country with close to 100 million members.
The National Council of Churches and 39 Christian signatories to Secretary of State Marco Rubio appealing for the preservation of USAID and foreign assistance and other programs, 14 Feb 2025
From USAID Industry Liaison about Court case of AIDS Vaccine Coalition v. Trump, 13 Feb 2025
Summary Litigation Tracker, Legal Challenges to Trump Administration Actions, Just Security, 15 Feb 2025
AFSA on 60 Minutes: AFSA’s vice president for USAID will appear on 60 Minutes this Sunday, Feb. 16, to discuss the ongoing dismantling of USAID, its impact on the workforce, and the broader costs to the American public. We encourage you to tune in and share with your networks!
Recently filed from the Democracy Docket, 14 Feb 2025
Latest from USAID: Announcing the Coordination Support Team, 14 Feb 2025
Letter to Congress from Interfaith Groups, 14 Feb 2025
Letter from 200 former USG officials to Congressional leadership, 12 Feb 2025
New legal action by USAID staff against Musk. US District Court in Maryland, Feb. 13, 2025
Executive Order: One Voice for America’s Foreign Relations, 12 Feb 2025
Rep. Meeks Urges Secretary Rubio to Halt USAID Dismantlement, Demands Congressional Consultation in Line with U.S. Law, 12 Feb 2025
OIG Report that caused AID Inspector General’s Dismissal, 10 Feb 2025
Executive Order establishing DOGE to Reform the Federal Workforce and achieve Reductions in Force (RIFs), 11 Feb 2025.
USAID Court Response to suit by AFSA, et.al., 10 Feb 2025
Latest Updates: Litigation & Deferred Resignation, AFSA, 10 Feb 2025
USAID alumni friends are invited to join us, in person or online, on Monday, February 24th, at 9:00 a.m. EST (afternoon in Africa) for a forum on the African Union and its external partnerships. To join by zoom, please RSVP at https://annenberg.usc.edu/events/cclp/africa-us-forum-african-unions-external-partnerships-architecture. In person in Washington DC the forum will convene at the DACOR Bacon House, 1801 F Street NW. To join in person, please RSVP to Judy Kang at junghwak@usc.edu
American Public Health Association (APHA) updated statement on USAID, 7 Feb. 2025
U.S. District Court’s Temporary Restraining Order against Trump Administration regarding USAID, 7 Feb 2025
AFSA & AFGE lawsuit against Trump Administration’s actions against USAID, 6 Feb 2025
USAID Notice about temporary reinstatement of those on administrative leave, 8 Feb 2025
Statement from Association of Black American Ambassadors on the Proposed Shutdown of USAID. 7 Feb 2025
Government Employee Unions Sue Trump Administration for Shutting Down USAID, Public Citizen press release, 6 Feb 2025
The American Academy of Diplomacy Press Release: Closing USAID Harms US National Interest, 6 Feb 2025
AFSA’s Action on USAID Recall & Critical Deadline on Deferred Resignation, 5 Feb 2025
USAID Internal Communications, On Friday, Feb. 7, 2025, all USAID direct hire personnel will be placed on administrative leave globally…,
Statement from Population Connection Action Fund, 4 Feb 2025
AFSA Responds to USAID Evacuation Order, 4 Feb. 2025
Friends of Foreign Assistance is organizing a public protest against the halt in foreign assistance on Wednesday, Feb. 5, from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm, in Upper Senate Park, Constitution & Delaware Avenues, NE, Washington, DC. Click here for a list of speakers and more information.
AFSA’s Statement on USAID & Additional Online Resources, 3 Feb. 2025
Letter from Sec’y of State Marco Rubio to Congress regarding proposed reorganization, downsizing and merger of USAID functions with the Dept. of State, 3 Feb. 2025
MFAN Statement to the Trump Administration and Congress, MFAN, 3 Feb. 2025
Congressional Delegation Hosted Press Today at USAID Headquarters Amid Illegal Shut Down of Agency, February 3, 2025, 1:00 PM (Washington, D.C.) Reps. Don Beyer (D-VA), Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), and Rep. Johnny Olszewsi (D-MD) will hold a press availability to discuss the far-reaching consequences of the Trump Administration and Elon Musk’s illegal shutdown of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) on national security, the economy, and public health. Click here for a recording of this event.
Letter from ten democratic Senators on the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations to Secretary of State Marco Rubio about Trump Administration incidents at USAID, Feb. 2, 2025
Urgent Ask from USGLC, right now your voice is more important than ever, 31 Jan 2025
Initial Guidance Regarding President Trump’s Executive Order Defending Women. OPM, 29 Jan 2025
AFSA’s Commitment to Due Process Amid Recent USAID Dismissals, AFSA, 28 Jan 2025
Latest on USAID staff put on leave…, Devex, 28 Jan 2025
Presidential Executive Order, Reevaluating and Realigning United States Foreign Aid, The White House, 20 July 2025
Mon. 27 January, 9 am EST, in person and by zoom: The year ahead for Africa, in Finance, Development and Governance and more. In person in Washington DC, the forum will convene at the historic DACOR Bacon House, 1801 F Street NW. – To RSVP for the zoom: https://annenberg.usc.edu/events/cclp/africa-us-forum-trade-development-and-africa – To RSVP to attend in person in Washington DC, please email Judy Kang at junghwak@usc.edu From Adam Clayton Powell III, Executive Director, USC Election Cybersecurity Initiative, and Director, Annenberg Center Washington Programs, USC Annenberg Center on Communication Leadership and Policy, University of Southern California

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