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USAID direct hires put on leave worldwide, except those deemed essential

USAID direct hires put on leave worldwide, except those deemed essential | iNFOnews.ca
FILE - Solar panels system funded by United States Agency for International Development (USAID) are seen in the Lebanese-Syrian border town of Majdal Anjar, eastern Bekaa valley, Lebanon, Nov. 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein, File)
Original Publication Date: February 4, 2025 8:02PM
Publication Updated: April 10, 2025 5:59PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is placing U.S. Agency for International Development direct-hire staffers around the world on leave, except those deemed essential.

A notice posted online Tuesday gives the workers 30 days to return home and targets the aid agency’s six-decade mission overseas.

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