USAID feeds alumni to left-wing activist organizations

Published February 6, 2025 7:00am ET



As questions swirl about the U.S. Agency for International Development‘s future and its alleged liberal bias, a Washington Examiner review has found that the agency feeds many of its prominent alumni into left-of-center activist and research organizations. 

From interns to chief administrators, former USAID employees currently serve in various positions at nonprofit organizations with strong links to the Democratic Party and the broader liberal movement. The Washington Examiner identified well over 100 USAID alumni working for shadowy entities linked to the Democratic-aligned Arabella Advisors dark money network, philanthropies controlled by the Soros family, and abortion-rights organizations, among many other left-of-center groups.

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