the central government of the United States in the field of assistance abroad. The administrator of the Agency and his deputy are appointed by the President with the consent of the Senate and act in coordination with the US Secretary of State.

In accordance with the charter, the main areas of work of the Agency include support for trade, agriculture, economic growth, health care, emergency humanitarian assistance, assistance in conflict prevention and support for democracy in the world's poorest countries.
The law on the creation of USAID was signed by President John Kennedy in November 1961. For the first time, one of the US state institutions focused entirely on long-term assistance in the economic and social development of other countries, combining the functions of several previously existing organizations. About 1% of the US federal budget is allocated annually for funding this organization’s programs. The agency has its offices in most countries of the world.
The creation of the agency was the result of work to streamline the scattered programs of American international assistance, which were based on the Marshall Plan, which the United States provided assistance to post-war Europe and which ended in June 1951.

Website: https://www.usaid.gov/who-we-are/usaid-history/