Former USAID Head Grives Agency’s Closure While Hoping for Its Future
When Samantha Power walked out of the United States Agency for International Development’s headquarters in Washington, D.C., for the last time on January 20, 2025, she had no idea what was to become of the agency she had led for the Biden administration for the past four years.
Within days, the new Trump administration put a stop work order on all U.S. foreign assistance, halting thousands of programs around the world.
Power was the last confirmed administrator of the 64-year-old agency — USAID was officially shut down in July 2025…
