{"id":105947,"date":"2024-09-21T16:54:45","date_gmt":"2024-09-21T13:54:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/105947\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"usaid-chief-pledges-support-to-belarusians-quest-for-freedom","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/105947\/","title":{"rendered":"USAID chief pledges to support Belarusians&#8217; quest for freedom"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1128\" height=\"752\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/samantha_power_usaid_1128x752.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/samantha_power_usaid_1128x752.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/samantha_power_usaid_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/samantha_power_usaid_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/samantha_power_usaid_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/samantha_power_usaid_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(Screenshot from the USAID video)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>September 21, <em>Pozirk.<\/em> <\/strong>The United States will continue to support the Belarusian people in their \u201cquest for freedom,\u201d said Samantha Power in charge of the US Agency for International Development (USAID), commenting on the USAID Belarus Office opening in Vilnius.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Power praised courage, resilience and Belarusians&#8217; commitment to democracy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new office will help USAID \u201csupport the Belarusian people in promoting democratic principles, independent media, civil society, and entrepreneurship,\u201d she noted. \u201cThis step signals our deepening commitment to investing in Belarus&#8217; development.\u201d &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>USAID was forced to close its office in Minsk in 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/USAID-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/USAID-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/USAID-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/USAID-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/USAID-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/USAID.jpg 1020w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Politics<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Politics<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">USAID opens Belarus office in Vilnius<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">September 20, Pozirk. The US Agency for International Development (USAID) has opened a Belarusian office in Vilnius. USAID Assistant Administrator Erin Elizabeth McKee told the opening ceremony that support for Belarusians&#039; democratic aspirations will go on, the agency reported. USAID &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/105872\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read the article<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>September 21, Pozirk. The United States will continue to support the Belarusian people in their \u201cquest for freedom,\u201d said Samantha Power in charge of the US Agency for International Development (USAID), commenting on the USAID Belarus Office opening in Vilnius. Power praised courage, resilience and Belarusians&#8217; commitment to democracy. 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