Rubio touts ‘new era’ of foreign assistance with official closure of USAID

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio talks with President Donald Trump

The U.S. Agency for International Development has officially closed, marking “the beginning of a new era of global partnership, peace, investment, and prosperity,” according to Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Starting Tuesday, the Department of State will take over the work of USAID.

In March, Rubio announced that 83% of USAID programs were being canceled and the agency’s remaining work would be folded into the State Department.