The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is an independent federal government agency, headed by an Administrator appointed by the President. USAID is responsible for providing economic and humanitarian assistance throughout the world and receives overall foreign policy guidance from the Secretary of State.
USAID’s history goes back to the Marshall Plan reconstruction of Europe after World War II. In 1961, President John F. Kennedy signed the Foreign Assistance Act into law and created the Agency by executive order. Since that time, USAID has been the principal U.S. agency to extend assistance to over 100 countries in four regions of the world: Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia and the Near East, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Europe and Eurasia.
The Europe and Eurasia strategy focuses on three main areas: economic restructuring and growth, democracy and governance, and resolution of country-specific transition challenges. In addition, USAID has a cross-sector approach tailored to address key obstacles under changing circumstances while maximizing the development of core democratic values.
The USAID mission for Serbia and Montenegro is based in Belgrade, with an office in Podgorica.
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