On January 30th, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued an exemption letter on January 29th local time, stating that he will continue to provide life-saving humanitarian aid during the 90 day suspension of foreign aid. Previously, just hours after taking office, US President Trump ordered a 90 day suspension of foreign aid to review its alignment with his foreign policy priorities. The statement released by the US State Department on the 26th stated that, in accordance with Trump’s executive order to reassess and adjust US foreign aid, US Secretary of State Rubio has suspended all US foreign aid funded by or provided through the State Department and the US Agency for International Development for review.
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