1 day ago · On his first day in office Jan. 20, Trump implemented a 90-day freeze on foreign assistance. Four days later, Peter Marocco — a returning political appointee from Trump’s first term — drafted a tougher than expected interpretation of that order, a move that shut down thousands of programs around the world and forced furloughs and layoffs.

10 Dec 2024 · Pete Marocco, who served in the Department of Defense, State and Commerce under Trump, was seen at Trump’s headquarters in Florida this past week conducting interviews and assisting...

1 day ago · Rubio tapped Pete Marocco, the director of foreign assistance at the State Department, to begin reviewing all of the work done by USAID. He also warned that certain projects or programs might be ...

Mr. Pete Marocco is the Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for African Affairs. In this capacity, he led U.S. defense policy across Africa, and served as the senior...

1 day ago · Rubio said in a letter to lawmakers Monday he had delegated the authority of acting administrator to Pete Marocco, a Trump appointee who served at USAID in the president’s first term and has been accused by aid groups and officials of intentionally dismantling the organization. ... One aid official said that Marocco “knows how ...

2 days ago · Marco Rubio, the secretary of state, told reporters he had taken over the U.S. Agency for International Development and would delegate its day-to-day business to Pete Marocco, the department’s ...

Pete Marocco, the executive director of Dallas HERO, and his wife, Merritt Corrigan Marocco, have been accused by citizen investigators of entering the U.S. Capitol during the January 6,...

9 Dec 2024 · Pete Marocco has been seen at the transition's Florida headquarters working on hiring, people who saw him said.

9 Dec 2024 · Donald Trump isn’t just planning to pardon his supporters who ransacked the U.S. Capitol on January 6—he’s also asking them to shape his administration. The president-elect has apparently included...

1 day ago · 3:54 p.m. EST, Feb. 3 Rubio appointed Pete Marocco, USAID’s director of foreign assistance, to oversee day-to-day operations of the agency (Marocco served at USAID during the first Trump ...