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As countries develop and need less assistance, USAID shrinks and ultimately closes its resident missions. USAID has closed missions in a number of countries that had achieved a substantial level of prosperity, including South Korea,<ref>{{cite web |title=South Korea: From Aid Recipient to Donor |url=https://photos.state.gov/libraries/korea/115197/kimnamhee/Korea%20case%20study%2020110615%20_corrected%2020111027%20TU_%20-%2050th.pdf |publisher=USAID |access-date=1 December 2019}}</ref> Turkey,<ref>{{cite web |title=Mission Directory |url=https://www.usaid.gov/mission-directory |publisher=USAID |access-date=1 December 2019}}</ref> and [[Costa Rica – United States relations|Costa Rica]]. | As countries develop and need less assistance, USAID shrinks and ultimately closes its resident missions. USAID has closed missions in a number of countries that had achieved a substantial level of prosperity, including South Korea,<ref>{{cite web |title=South Korea: From Aid Recipient to Donor |url=https://photos.state.gov/libraries/korea/115197/kimnamhee/Korea%20case%20study%2020110615%20_corrected%2020111027%20TU_%20-%2050th.pdf |publisher=USAID |access-date=1 December 2019}}</ref> Turkey,<ref>{{cite web |title=Mission Directory |url=https://www.usaid.gov/mission-directory |publisher=USAID |access-date=1 December 2019}}</ref> and [[Costa Rica – United States relations|Costa Rica]]. | ||
USAID also closes missions when requested by host countries for political reasons. In September 2012, the U.S. closed USAID/Russia at that country's request. Its mission in [[Moscow]] had been in operation for two decades.<ref>{{cite news |title=USAID mission in Russia to close following Moscow decision |first=Arshad |last=Mohammed |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-russia-aid-idUSBRE88H11E20120918 |work= | USAID also closes missions when requested by host countries for political reasons. In September 2012, the U.S. closed USAID/Russia at that country's request. Its mission in [[Moscow]] had been in operation for two decades.<ref>{{cite news |title=USAID mission in Russia to close following Moscow decision |first=Arshad |last=Mohammed |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-russia-aid-idUSBRE88H11E20120918 |work=Reuters |date=September 18, 2012 |access-date=September 19, 2012 |archive-date=September 18, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120918172926/http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/09/18/us-usa-russia-aid-idUSBRE88H11E20120918 |url-status=live }}</ref> On May 1, 2013, the President of [[Bolivia]], [[Evo Morales]], asked USAID to close its mission, which had worked in the country for 49 years.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bolivia's President Morales expels USAID, accused it of working against him |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/bolivias-president-morales-expels-usaid-accused-it-of-working-against-him/2013/05/01/00e1ce28-b263-11e2-9fb1-62de9581c946_story.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130501161502/http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/bolivias-president-morales-expels-usaid-accused-it-of-working-against-him/2013/05/01/00e1ce28-b263-11e2-9fb1-62de9581c946_story.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 1, 2013 |agency=[[Washington Post]] |date=May 1, 2013}}</ref> The closure was completed on September 20, 2013. | ||
USAID missions are led by Mission Directors and are staffed both by USAID [[Foreign Service Officers]] and by development professionals from the country itself, with the host-country professionals forming the majority of the staff. The length of a Foreign Service Officer's "tour" in most countries is four years, to provide enough time to develop in-depth knowledge about the country. (Shorter tours of one or two years are usual in countries of exceptional hardship or danger.)<ref>{{cite web |title=ADS Chapter 436: Foreign Service Assignments and Tours of Duty |url=https://www.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/documents/1877/436.pdf |publisher=USAID |access-date=1 December 2019 |archive-date=May 4, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170504131439/https://www.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/documents/1877/436.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> | USAID missions are led by Mission Directors and are staffed both by USAID [[Foreign Service Officers]] and by development professionals from the country itself, with the host-country professionals forming the majority of the staff. The length of a Foreign Service Officer's "tour" in most countries is four years, to provide enough time to develop in-depth knowledge about the country. (Shorter tours of one or two years are usual in countries of exceptional hardship or danger.)<ref>{{cite web |title=ADS Chapter 436: Foreign Service Assignments and Tours of Duty |url=https://www.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/documents/1877/436.pdf |publisher=USAID |access-date=1 December 2019 |archive-date=May 4, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170504131439/https://www.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/documents/1877/436.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> | ||
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===Palestinian territories=== | ===Palestinian territories=== | ||
USAID ended all its projects in the [[West Bank]] and [[Gaza Strip]] on January 31, 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jpost.com/Arab-Israeli-Conflict/USAID-to-end-all-Palestinian-projects-on-Jan-31-former-director-says-577797|title='USAID to end all Palestinian projects on Jan. 31,' former director says - Arab-Israeli Conflict - Jerusalem Post|website=jpost.com|date=January 17, 2019 }}</ref> On November 10, 2023, more than 1,000 employees of USAID signed an open letter calling for an immediate ceasefire in the [[2023 Israel–Hamas war|Israel–Hamas war]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Pamuk |first1=Humeyra |last2=Lewis |first2=Simon |title=Over 1,000 USAID officials call for Gaza ceasefire in letter |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/over-1000-usaid-officials-call-gaza-ceasefire-letter-2023-11-10/ |publisher= | USAID ended all its projects in the [[West Bank]] and [[Gaza Strip]] on January 31, 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jpost.com/Arab-Israeli-Conflict/USAID-to-end-all-Palestinian-projects-on-Jan-31-former-director-says-577797|title='USAID to end all Palestinian projects on Jan. 31,' former director says - Arab-Israeli Conflict - Jerusalem Post|website=jpost.com|date=January 17, 2019 }}</ref> On November 10, 2023, more than 1,000 employees of USAID signed an open letter calling for an immediate ceasefire in the [[2023 Israel–Hamas war|Israel–Hamas war]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Pamuk |first1=Humeyra |last2=Lewis |first2=Simon |title=Over 1,000 USAID officials call for Gaza ceasefire in letter |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/over-1000-usaid-officials-call-gaza-ceasefire-letter-2023-11-10/ |publisher=Reuters |date=10 November 2023 }}</ref> | ||
== Public–Private Partnerships == | == Public–Private Partnerships == | ||