Trump waved it to stop it .. What is the size of American aid to Egypt and Jordan?

Since the signing of the Egyptian-Israeli peace treaty at Camp David in 1979, the United States has taken a consistent approach to providing significant external aid to Egypt, according to the “Congress Research Services Office”.

American politicians were based on justifying this aid, as a strategic investment in the stability of the region, based on long -term military cooperation and the preservation of the peace treaty, according to the office.

Data issued by the US State Department by Egypt reveal that the total Washington aid to Cairo during the year 2023 amounted to $ 1.5 billion.

This aid is distributed, according to the “Foreignassistance.gov” website, an official American government website that is following and documenting external aid, between the military that accounts for the largest share by 81 percent, and the economic that constitutes 19 percent of the total support.

The external military financing leads the main activities of aid with a value of $ 1.215 billion, followed by the educational partnerships program with $ 26.28 million, then the “Nixos” water, food and energy project with 24.88 million dollars.

It also includes programs for economic development and the promotion of agricultural business in rural areas and economic governance, in addition to emergency food aid and scholarships.

Regarding the main partners in implementation, the US Department of Defense comes at the forefront with $ 1.218 billion, followed by the American University with $ 58.7 million, then the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development with 24.88 million dollars.

According to a statement of the US State Department’s Near East Office, aid to Egypt represents a basic pillar in relations between the two countries since 1978, when Washington provided more than 80 billion dollars, distributed between military aid exceeding 50 billion dollars, and economic aid of more than 30 billion dollars.

And economic aid contributed, according to the same source, to achieving tangible progress in a group of vital sectors, as “millions of Egyptians were able to obtain electricity, and more than 25 million citizens benefited from clean water and sanitation services.”

Health programs also succeeded in eliminating polio, and reducing maternal mortality by 78 percent.

In the agricultural sector, more than half a million small farms benefited from marketing and technical support improvement programs.

The education sector witnessed a remarkable development, through a comprehensive training program targeting 115,000 teachers in primary schools, which reflected positively on the education of 5 million children in 16,000 schools throughout the country, according to the Near East Office.

The United States also allocated, during the period between 1979 and 2022, 350 million dollars to scholarships and cultural exchange programs, benefiting more than 23 thousand students and professionals from both countries.

American aid extended to include the development of the infrastructure, as Washington invested 604 million dollars in the development and sedation of the telecommunications sector, and 5.9 billion dollars in importing American goods to modernize and expand Egyptian infrastructure.

It also allocated $ 100 million to preserve the Egyptian cultural heritage.

However, this American aid to Egypt has become increasingly linked to the file of governance and human rights.

Since 2012, Congress has linked military aid to progress in the democratic file and human rights, while giving the US administration the right to relinquish these conditions for national security reasons.

For example, the allocations law for the fiscal year 2021 reflects the stress of this approach, suspended $ 225 million of military aid until Egypt proves progress in the democratic track, and stopped an additional $ 75 million to show tangible progress in the file of political prisoners and legal procedures for detainees.

Jordan is one of the largest US foreign aid recipients in the world, and these subsidies have witnessed a great development, as it has multiplied 3 times during the past 15 years.

The roots of American support for Amman extend to 1951, through direct economic aid, and then began 6 years after the military aid program.

The total value of US aid to Jordan, which is supervised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Defense, amounted to about 26.4 billion dollars until the end of the 2020 fiscal year, according to the “Congress Research Services Office”.

On September 16, 2022, the two countries signed the Fourth Memorandum of Understanding, which regulates the framework of American foreign aid for Jordan over a period of 7 years.

The memorandum, which is subject to the approval of Congress, includes the commitment of the American administration to seek to secure annual economic and military assistance to Jordan with a value of $ 1.45 billion.

Foreignassistance.gov data shows that Jordan has received US aid of $ 1.69 billion in 2023, which places it second to the largest American support recipient after Israel.

American aid to Jordan was distributed during that year between the military, which constitutes 25 percent, and the economic that represents 75 percent of the total support.

The most prominent financing activities include direct cash remittances for the Jordanian government worth $ 770 million, followed by the external military financing program worth $ 425 million, in addition to emergency food aid of $ 55 million, and in support of the UNICEF for children with a value of 27.6 million dollars, and enhancing water security by 20.5 One million dollars.

The Jordanian government tops the list of US aid recipients in the Kingdom by receiving $ 882.7 million, followed by the US Department of Defense, which runs and supervises programs in Jordan worth $ 428.6 million.

The support plans, the World Food Program, also participates in 55 million dollars, the United Nations Children’s Fund with $ 27.6 million, the “Aqaba Water” company with $ 20.5 million, and the Jordan Water Company “Waterna” with 20 million dollars.

The “general budget support” has the largest share of the total support of $ 770.9 million, followed by the “Security and Peace Sector” with 429.2 million dollars, then water and sanitation with 115.6 million dollars.

The beneficiary sectors also include emergency response (109.4 million), basic education (96.12 million), government and civil society (42.77 million), maternity, childhood and family planning (35.02 million). (Free)