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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Jobs which are not with the USG, obviously.  Many may be with foreign employers overseas.  Expand your horizons if you're committed to that line of work.  [/quote]

+1. The US is not the biggest game in town in international development, but USAID was obviously one of the biggest employers of Americans.

But many NGOs remain, plus the multilateral institutions continue to employ large numbers.[/quote]

Which countries are more significant than the US?[/quote]

The EU countries + EU spend more on international aid than the US did.[/quote]

+1  Japan is also a big donor.  Are the cuts to USAID and other foreign assistance a loss that is hugely destructive to foreign aid? Absolutely. But there are still many organizations continuing in this work--bilateral aid agencies from specific countries, multilateral and NGOs.[/quote]

The problem is that bilateral aid agencies are prioritizing either their own organizations (so, Global Affairs Canada prioritizes Canadian implementers, FCDO prioritizes British ones, etc) or they are direct funding local organizations and inserting their own staff as oversight.

Either way, the jobs for US nationals without dual citizenship are extremely difficult to come by. [/quote]

True.  That's a consequence for US nationals of American priorities changing.  But the point is that the international development field remains, and even if it's harder for Americans to get hired, the work continues, even if Americans may have to go to live in countries that they may not consider as desirable to get hired.[/quote]

Official development assistance is being cut almost everywhere. US was the biggest but the Brits, various EU members are all scaling back.[/quote]

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