Bill Steiger was USAID’s chief of staff for nearly four years and is currently a public policy fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.
A policy that prioritizes questionable international standards can undermine a U.S. private sector eager to support the transition from aid to trade and self-reliance in partner nations.
USAID has pledged to "make sure assistance reaches its intended beneficiaries," write two former USAID officials appointed by the Trump administration. Here are several ways that can happen.
