A senior State Department bureaucrat, who once spoke at a 2016 Atlantic Council event about empowering “LGBTI activists” worldwide, remains in a leadership position under President Donald Trump. This continuity raises questions about how personal advocacy carries over through changing administrations.

President Donald Trump has moved to slash $4.9 billion in foreign aid using an executive maneuver last applied nearly five decades ago. In a letter to House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), posted on social media, Trump indicated that the funds come from programs managed by the State Department.