DOGE Staffer Named as Acting Head of State Department Foreign Assistance Office

A State Department official confirmed the development.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks with reporters following the G7 foreign ministers meeting in La Malbaie, Quebec, on March 14, 2025. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images

A staffer with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), the effort headed by Elon Musk, was tapped to be in charge of the Office of Foreign Assistance in the State Department.

An official with the Department of State confirmed that Jeremy Lewin will be the acting director of foreign assistance in an emailed statement to The Epoch Times on Tuesday, when asked about Lewin’s role in the agency. No further details were provided.