United States Agency for International Development Law and Legal Definition
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is an independent federal government agency that receives overall foreign policy guidance from the Secretary of State. The agency became independent by the Foreign Affairs and Restructuring Act of 1998. The Agency administers the United States foreign-aid programs to provide economic and humanitarian assistance to developing nations.
The Agency is the principal U.S. agency to extend assistance to countries recovering from disaster, trying to escape poverty, and engaging in democratic reforms. The Agency’s work supports long-term and equitable economic growth and advances U.S. foreign policy objectives by supporting economic growth, agriculture and trade, global health, and democracy, conflict prevention and humanitarian assistance.
Legal Definition list
- United States Africa Command [USAFRICOM]
- United States
- United Nations Security Council
- United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response (UN-SPIDER)
- United Nations Participation Act
- United States Agency for International Development
- United States Agricultural Commodity
- United States Army Air Service
- United States Army Corrections Command
- United States Army Retraining Brigade
- United States Bureau of Justice Statistics
Related Legal Terms
- 1040 Form
- 21st Century Nanotechnology Research and Development Act of 2003
- A Fortiori
- A Fortiori Argument
- Absent Uniformed Services Voter
- Academy for International Conflict Management and Peacebuilding [USIP]
- Acceptance for Value
- Access to Classified Information (Military)
- Accessory Before The Fact
- Accompanying the Armed Forces outside the United States
