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USAID, the United States Agency for International Development, is an independent US government agency that receives foreign-policy guidance from the US Secretary of State. Since 1961, USAID has been the principal US agency extending assistance to countries worldwide recovering from disaster, trying to escape poverty, and engaging in democratic reforms. USAID and its United States government predecessors have worked in Indonesia since 1950. As part of a comprehensive partnership between Indonesia and the United States, USAID is currently supporting efforts in basic and higher education; forestry, marine and fisheries management; clean energy and climate change; democratic governance; health services; and employment generation.