What does foreign assistance mean?
Definitions for foreign assistance
for·eign as·sis·tance
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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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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of foreign assistance in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of foreign assistance in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of foreign assistance in a Sentence
Americans can be pleased that The Trump administration recognized the importance of these vital foreign assistance programs for keeping America safe and on the global playing field.
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.
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.
Providing these exemptions under the guise of ‘humanitarian aid,' and without any prior consultation with Congress, further undermines bipartisan support and faith in the administration’s transparency and decision-making, i remain deeply frustrated that the administration still can’t confirm what assistance programs have been restarted. This committee must be permitted to conduct oversight of foreign assistance resources and priorities.
Receiving foreign assistance has been recognized throughout the entire history of the country as something that is counter to and undermines the Constitution, that is an invitation ... to Russian intelligence and any other intelligence service that's out there that wants to try to find a way to influence our democratic processes.
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