SAN FRANCISCO, California —The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is a bilateral aid agency that President John F. Kennedy created in 1961. USAID’s agenda is to further the United States’ global policies and to provide humanitarian aid by assisting with international development. The U.S. president fills Cabinet positions, but USAID is an independent agency of the federal government. This puts the organization outside of the direct reach of the president.
