A letter from Secretary of State Marco Rubio to senior members of Congress reportedly says the State Department will be consulting with Congress and its appropriate committees "to reorganize and absorb certain bureaus, offices, and missions of USAID".
The Secretary of State says he's notifying those the letter is addressed to of the Department's intention to initiate consultations regarding the manner in which foreign aid is distributed around the world through USAID.
According to the letter, USAID has numerous conflicting, overlapping, and duplicative functions that it shared with the Department of State adding that current foreign assistance processes are severely inefficient and do not substantially benefit the American people.
It adds that the State Department's Director of Foreign Assistance has been appointed Deputy Administrator of USAID - a post he previously held - in order "to begin the process of engaging in a review and potential reoganization of USAID's activities."
It says, in consultation with Congress, USAID may move, reorganize, and integrate certain missions, bureaus, and offices into the Department of State, and the remainder of the Agency may be abolished consistent with applicable law.
Several NGOs and their work in Jamaica have been affected by the recent shutdown of USAID, pending the announced review of its operations and programmes.
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