Are they going to be stranded?
Will they have to leave their pets behind?
Many have had their jobs terminated.
The U.S. Agency of International Development (USAID) flag flies outside its headquarters on January 30, 2024, in Washington, D.C.J. David Ake/Getty Images
The memo directed employees to provide their personal contact information to a USAID human resources staffer.
The rest of the employee relations team is expected to be put on leave soon, too.
Theyre holding us hostage.
The staffer had just received notice his job was being terminated within 30 days.
He described the gut punch of the sudden, chaotic shutdown.
We are in heartbreaking meetings in the embassy.
People are shaken local and U.S. staff, he said.
We are the violin playing orchestra on the Titanic deck sinking currently.
