Former USAID Administrator Mark Green has urged the United States development community to re-engage and help shape the next phase of American foreign assistance amid institutional upheaval and a broader pullback in aid.
Speaking at a Devex event on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly, Green praised the workforce he led under the first Trump administration as “among the most talented, dedicated professionals that I’ve ever worked with, extraordinary mission driven professionals who did great things and made this world a better place, lifted lives, built communities, and we owe them all a great, great debt.”
He acknowledged that many feel abandoned and uncertain about their future, but insisted their expertise is still essential.
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Helen Murphy
Helen is an award-winning journalist and Senior Editor at Devex, where she edits coverage on global development in the Americas. Based in Colombia, she previously covered war, politics, financial markets, and general news for Reuters, where she headed the bureau, and for Bloomberg in Colombia and Argentina, where she witnessed the financial meltdown. She started her career in London as a reporter for Euromoney Publications before moving to Hong Kong to work for a daily newspaper.
