Senate confirms Smith as AID chief

The Senate confirmed Gayle Smith as administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development on a 79-7 roll call, seven months after she was nominated by President Obama, said The Hill newspaper. AID runs U.S. foreign aid programs, including Feed the Future, the administration’s trademark agricultural development program. The vote was delayed by partisan fighting… » Read More

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