I have a Foreign Service commercial officer joining my staff this summer along with a liaison from Department of Energy in order to look at economic opportunities. We have essentially left all of the role that USAID played on the continent [Africa]. That's gone. Isn't that, that's a yes or no question, Senator. There are still aid programs that are active on the continent. They are much reduced from what they were before. (03:09–03:16)
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Asserts that the U.S. has essentially abandoned the role of USAID in Africa.
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