Building the foreign assistance infrastructure the people deserve

American foreign assistance can be a powerful instrument of good — but is best when it is managed with discipline, strategic intent, and genuine accountability. We know this from direct experience running foreign assistance at the State Department and U.S. Agency for International Development during the first Trump administration. The lesson was unambiguous: The effectiveness of American influence abroad hinges greatly on the accountability structures behind it.The Trump administration deserves credit for attempting to align our assistance with U.S. national security, economic, and health priorities. By treating foreign aid as a strategic tool, the president can use common sense to demand that every dollar serve the American taxpayer.

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