A game of chess A memo reportedly written by aides of U.S. President Donald Trump and seen by Devex has laid out a blueprint <https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POuQ58nbdcJsMKAvb_Rc1ILvFezSdX1wv6DvZR_aAX847FqEzMmGnTC15XXA8aWJXosepLx0vDtpdDpFGVX8kXcja53Tx2xUy3AhtHQUs9ogZ5M_u0ccLbqxAEaa-g2CGN5gJM-V9-Tsplk8OTysIhvftYi8BKQwN7ErA10MwkJZ0jYJYVufmA1VkGebzFV2mJEAuUP-2BxtkS4MsdH3Ytn1igXWdhSl6T7vTTe9NqY5_W8a_Q6jDGyD706i2hU-TWw==/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGZUjNa6cve5_COxhXXcqzAa7cbElUwsSmIxKCmk6J-oUm5_B6qH3ip1bcILNhnIVF-wcirujo=> for the U.S. government to suggest how foreign aid should be redesigned under the State Department. The changes include *renaming USAID as the U.S. Agency for International Humanitarian Assistance*, with a “modified” U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief <https://t.devex.com/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGZUjNa6OXYUcYrcGClZwScLsesDfMCDvnUDNO033QBZVWXMTL3ZpSCqZce8uRh9JD4_Q4AySs=>. It also suggested the Millennium Challenge Corporation and U.S. Trade and Development Agency be brought under the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation <https://t.devex.com/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGZUjNa6OaoyET_bbNLF3LCZU7i0yUXRE889cBvU1JhvzvIsZ5MjpF7GTg084pyboFsQ0IbuB0=> .
The U.S. government should eliminate “traditional cost-plus, fixed-fee awards that pay out regardless of performance” and instead reward results and *distribute aid through blockchain so that it’s secured*, the memo reads. “The new model would shift away from the ‘Beltway Bandit’ groups and United Nations agencies to favor private sector and non-profit entities with proven track records,” it continues. It noted that foreign aid’s purpose should be to “*provide geopolitical leverage for the President* on the global chess board.” *Read:* Memo lays out plan to replace USAID with new humanitarian agency <https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POuQ58nbdcJsMKAvb_Rc1ILvFezSdX1wv6DvZR_aAX847FqEzMmGnTC15XXA8aWJXosepLx0vDtpdDpFGVX8kXcja53Tx2xUy3AhtHQUs9ogZ5M_u0ccLbqxAEaa-g2CGN5gJM-V9-Tsplk8OTysIhvftYi8BKQwN7ErA10MwkJZ0jYJYVufmA1VkGebzFV2mJEAuUP-2BxtkS4MsdH3Ytn1igXWdhSl6T7vTTe9NqY5_w3U6Y4HQ91J_PuioXa0uzw==/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGZUjNa6cve5_COxhXXcqzAa7cbElUwsSmIxKCmk6J-oUm5_B6qH3ip1bcILNhnIVF-wcirujo=>
