1、 https:/crsreports.congress.gov November 28, 2017Foreign Aid: USAIDs Legacy Foundations in Europe/EurasiaHistorically, the conclusion of an aid program has been due to completion of its development mission, poor behavior by the recipient country, or funding constraints. Whatever the case, the formal
2、 closing of a U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) mission in the past has been viewed by many U.S. policymakers as diminishing avenues for U.S. influence in a country and by host country governments and their public as a loss of U.S. goodwill. The United States has sometimes, and with
3、considerable success, sought to extend its influence, goodwill, or development efforts to former beneficiaries beyond a period of direct aid intervention through a variety of legacy mechanisms. For example, a leading think tank in South Korea today, the Korean Development Institute, was established
4、in 1971 with a $70 million endowment from USAID. The Costa Rica United States Foundation for Cooperation (CRUSA), founded in 1996 with a $12 million endowment, continues its work promoting economic growth. The Foundations and Their Funding In the period from 2000 to 2010, nine so-called “legacy foun
