In his op-ed published in The Atlantic, Peyvan reflected on his six years at USAID, during which he persuaded Republicans "sympathetic" to foreign aid with tactical arguments about "America's safety." ...

Story by Maany Peyvan • 1mo A s Elon Musk and President Donald Trump attempt to unlawfully obliterate USAID, its advocates have focused on the many ways that shutting off foreign aid damages U.S ...

Maany Peyvan is a writer and former White House senior policy adviser under President Joe Biden. He served as the head speechwriter and adviser to USAID Administrators Samantha Power and Rajiv Shah.