It turns out that the Chao brothers’ father, Ting Tsung Chao, cofounded Formosa Plastics in Taiwan in 1954 with a $790,000 loan from USAID’s predecessor agency. The company became a success ...

The White House and former USAID staff have differing views on the nature of the U.S. response to the earthquake that struck ...

But his ascension at USAID, America’s foreign aid bureau ... say they aren’t surprised that Lewin achieved such early success. At least six of the people Rolling Stone spoke with describe ...

The U.S. Agency for International Development has its critics, who argue that its lack of accountability led to its downfall. But this argument not only oversimplifies the challenges of measuring ...

“There were some great things in USAID that they did — the education ... ensuring alignment and success,” he said. “So first, we have to have the leadership structure in place to do ...

The US has been unable to meaningfully respond to the Myanmar earthquake due to the Trump administration's decision to slash foreign aid, according to three former senior US officials. One former ...

Around 90% of USAID’s foreign aid contracts were eliminated ... It also argues that all aid programs should have set end dates and their success carefully measured along the way.

As such, Taiwanese ODA professionals have watched the destruction of USAID by US President Donald Trump and the ... Both Chiang and the ODA expert note that Taiwan’s own approach to development ...

"I would reject the notion this is obviously a result of the USAID cuts," she said. "We're certainly in the region. "I would reject the premise that the sign of success is that we are physically ...

USAID bought about $2 billion of products from ... Having the intellect and luck to be successful at one does not imply success at the other; the goals and mindset are very different.