Brian Frantz is a former USAID senior foreign service officer. He served in Washington, D.C, East Timor, Rwanda, Malawi, and Kenya, where he was covering Somalia. From late January 2025 until his separation from USAID in September, he was the acting assistant administrator for Africa.
Opinion: The agency's abrupt closure has left gaps in U.S. foreign policy that will take years to rebuild — and may have permanently damaged America's reputation abroad.
