The Bureau of Disaster and Humanitarian Response (DHR) is a bureau in the U.S. Department of State. According to its mission, DHR "leads the U.S. government’s response to sudden-onset disasters and high-priority, complex humanitarian situations overseas. DHR also provides U.S. government-wide policy leadership on food security and nutrition and management of longer-term, high-impact agricultural research and innovation partnerships."
History On March 20, 2026, the Department of State created the Bureau of Disaster and Humanitarian Response, inheriting remaining programs from the United States Agency for International Development.
Organizational structure According to the Department's organizational chart, the bureau is to be headed by an Assistant Secretary of State. The bureau is overseen by the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Assistance, Humanitarian Affairs, and Religious Freedom.
According to Trump administration officials, the bureau would be staffed by about 200 officials, operate in twelve hubs around the world. and receive roughly $5.4 billion a year in funding. The new bureau’s regional hubs will be located in: Miami, Florida Bogota, Colombia Guatemala City Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Kyiv, Ukraine Amman, Jordan Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Nairobi, Kenya Dakar, Senegal Bangkok, Thailand Dhaka, Bangladesh Manila, Philippines
See also Under Secretary of State for Foreign Assistance, Humanitarian Affairs, and Religious Freedom USAID in the second Trump administration Foreign aid of the United States
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External links Official website