"USAID" is etched onto a covering where signage used to be at the U.S. Agency for International Development's headquarters in Washington, D.C. Kent Nishimura/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption

Pete Marocco (center), who served as deputy administrator for USAID in the new Trump administration until last week, arrives at Capitol Hill on March 5 to meet with members of Congress to discuss foreign assistance. He was on staff at the agency during the first Trump administration — and both times sought to cut many of its programs. Kent Nishimura//Reuters hide caption

Former U.S. Agency for International Development employees terminated after the Trump administration effectively dismantled the agency collect their personal belongings at USAID headquarters on Feb. 27 in Washington, D.C. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption

In early February, the signage was removed from the headquarters of the United States Agency for International Development in Washington, D.C. — one of many actions targeting the foreign aid agency since Donald Trump was inaugurated. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images/AFP hide caption

The USAID headquarters in Washington, D.C. Ben de la Cruz/NPR hide caption

In this photo illustration, a message appears on the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) website on Feb. 5. The Trump administration issued a directive late Tuesday night that all USAID direct hire personnel will be placed on administrative leave globally Friday at midnight. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption

A USAID and American flag outside of United States Agency for International Development headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 3, 2025. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images hide caption