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Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks after being sworn in by Vice President JD Vance in the Vice Presidential Ceremonial Office in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus in Washington on Jan. 21, 2025. Evan Vucci/AP Photo
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday confirmed he’s now the acting head of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) amid public comments about the future of the foreign aid organization.
While speaking to reporters in El Salvador, Rubio confirmed he would be in charge of the agency, saying at one point that “I am the acting director” of USAID.
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