USAID director in Egypt quits over funding of pro-democracy groups
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The USAID director in Egypt abruptly flew back to Washington after less than a year on the job, the first major casualty of a row between the two longtime allies over American funding for pro-democracy groups.
Jim Bever left his post the day after the Obama administration chastised Egypt’s leaders for stoking anti-American sentiment during the country’s rocky transition to democracy. In the rare public rebuke, the US said it had noticed mounting attacks and criticism of US aid and motives. (AP)
