Trump’s foreign aid freeze “undermines American leadership and credibility around the world,” lawmakers tell Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

Move from the US, which is the world’s biggest donor, will make exceptions for emergency food and military funding for Israel and Egypt

Secretary of State Rubio spoke with China's Director of the CCP Central Foreign Affairs Commission and Foreign Minister Wang Yi.

Marco Rubio was born in Miami, Florida in 1971. Rubio is the son of Cuban immigrants who left Cuba in pursuit of the American Dream. His father worked as a banquet bartender, while his mother split time as a stay-at-home mom and hotel maid.

The Trump administration has halted nearly all new foreign assistance funding, sparing only military aid to Israel and Egypt, along with emergency food programmes, according to an executive order issued this week. The move has sparked global criticism amid fears of dire consequences for humanitarian and health initiatives.

House Democrats urged President Trump’s Secretary of State Marco Rubio to lift the foreign assistance freeze mandated by an executive order from earlier this week, cutting off most U.S-funded

U.S. State Department freezes foreign aid, except for emergency food programs and military aid to Israel and Egypt.

New Secretary of State Marco Rubio told China's foreign minister on Friday that the U.S. would put the American people first and promote U.S. interests in its relationship with Beijing.

The administration of United States President Donald Trump has announced a freeze on almost all new funding for foreign assistance programmes, with exceptions for allies Israel and Egypt.

The State Department issued a memo to American embassies that prevents new funding for foreign aid programs. It also states that there shall be a work-stop order issued for existing foreign assistance programs, according to Reuters.

The United States has frozen almost all foreign aid. The directive from the new Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, allows for only two exceptions. Ukraine cannot be certain whether it will receive the already approved U.