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Agency United States Agency for International Development Acronym USAID Hierarchy Independent Establishments and Government Corporations. Docs Reports; Research Reports; News Releases; Fact Sheets; Speeches; Congressional Testimony URL http://www.usaid.gov/ Notes USAID is an independent federal government agency that receives overall foreign policy guidance from the Secretary of State. The agency works in six principal areas crucial to achieving both sustainable development and advancing U.S. foreign policy objectives: Economic growth and agricultural development; Population, health and nutrition; Environment; Democracy and governance; Education and training, and Humanitarian assistance. Subjects ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOREIGN POLICY HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE NATIONS OF THE WORLD POPULATION