The videoconference marked the end of USAID's 63-year run as an independent agency before its absorption into the State Department.

Monday was the last day the organization was an independent agency, as it is now being absorbed into the State Department.

The US Agency for International Development (USAID) has officially closed its doors after President Donald Trump gradually dismantled the agency over its allegedly wasteful spending. More than 80% of all the agency's programmes were cancelled as of March, and on Tuesday the remainder were formally absorbed by the state department.