央视新闻消息，当地时间2月3日，美国企业家埃隆·马斯克表示，美国总统特朗普已“同意”关闭美国对外援助机构国际开发署。马斯克受总统委托精简联邦政府，表示国际开发署“没有改善的希望”。
USAID has been targeted for closure by billionaire Elon Musk, who has been tasked by the president with downsizing the federal government. A senior White House official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Trump was considering merging USAID into the State Department and had "entrusted Elon to oversee the efficiency of this agency."
当日，美国国务院在一份声明中表示，美国国务卿鲁比奥告诉国会称，他正在对美国国际开发署的对外援助活动进行审查。声明称，审查将“着眼于可能的重组”，以确保其符合“美国优先议程”。
当天，该署工作人员被禁止进入位于华盛顿特区市中心的总部。
The Trump administration said it would lock US Agency for International Development workers out of their headquarters in downtown Washington DC for a second day on Tuesday as it moved to shutter the agency, prompting two Democratic senators to vow to block confirmations of State Department nominees in protest. Monday's lockout added to the chaos that has consumed the agency, which distributes billions of dollars of humanitarian aid around the world, since Trump ordered a freeze on most US foreign aid hours after taking office on Jan 20.
特朗普就职后签署行政令，要求美国所有对外援助暂停90天，以评估项目是否有效、是否与本届政府对外政策保持一致，导致数以千计援助项目暂停。
因大量对外援助项目暂停，国际开发署约60名职员1月27日被要求“休假”。与这一机构合作的公共卫生研究院1月28日晚通知600名员工，他们因对外援助项目冻结被解雇。国际开发署网站从2月1日起无法访问。
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来源：央视新闻 路透社等
