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for·eign as·sis·tance

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  1. foreign assistance

    Assistance to foreign nations ranging from the sale of military equipment to donations of food and medical supplies to aid survivors of natural and man-made disasters. US foreign assistance takes three forms: development assistance, humanitarian assistance, and security assistance. See also domestic emergencies; foreign disaster; foreign humanitarian assistance; security assistance.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of foreign assistance in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of foreign assistance in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of foreign assistance in a Sentence

  1. Bob Menendez:

    U.S. foreign assistance is not charity; it advances our strategic interests and funds initiatives that protect American citizens.

  2. Robert Palladino:

    We're carrying out the president's direction to end foreign assistance programs with the Northern Triangle.

  3. Mike Pompeo:

    What I've consistently said with respect to every penny the State Department spends, including our foreign assistance budget, is we've got to get it right. We've got to make sure we are using it in ways that are effective, that American interests are represented in the way we spend that money. That certainly includes our foreign assistance program.

  4. The State Department:

    Northern Triangle, we are carrying out the President's direction and ending FY (fiscal year) 2017 and FY 2018 foreign assistance programs for the Northern Triangle.

  5. Donald Trump:

    We were paying them tremendous amounts of money. And we're not paying them anymore. Because they haven't done a thing for us. They set up these caravans, at the Secretary's instruction, we are carrying out the President's direction and ending FY 2017 and FY 2018 foreign assistance programs for the Northern Triangle.

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