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Introducing Senior Advisor Alain Ancion

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I’ve traded field boots for Board papers, but I still keep the map handy. Since last September, I’ve been Senior Advisor and (the most magical job title ever) temporary permanent alternate ED, in the Dutch Executive Director’s Office at the World Bank, where my portfolio spans the Committee on Development Effectiveness (CODE), trade, procurement, and a mix of regional and thematic files.

Before the Boardroom, my compass pointed firmly toward the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs. I built extensive field experience in the Western Balkans as regional security coordinator on counter‑terrorism issues, and in Kenya as Deputy Ambassador for Somalia, leading a cross‑ministerial team drawn from four ministries.

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Responsible Closeout of USAID Terminated and Expired Programs

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July 29, 2025

Dear USAID Implementing Partners (IPs), Effective September 2, 2025, USAID headquarters will take over the management and handling of all terminations for all award types to successfully implement a responsible closeout. Awards will be assigned to dedicated Acquisition and Assistance teams which will focus on completing actions related to award termination and closeout.  Moving forward, IPs should submit termination settlement proposals, final cost and closeout submissions, and other related documents/correspondence to USAID via dedicated mailboxes we have established.

When you are submitting your documents, make sure to include the corresponding award number.

Please submit your information based on the name of your organization to the corresponding inboxes below.
Partners that have a name starting with a numeral are to use the T-Z mailbox.  For all IPs with names from A-C: terminationsettlements_a-c@usaid.gov
For all IPs with names from D-H: terminationsettlements_d-h@usaid.gov
For all IPs with names from I-M: terminationsettlements_i-m@usaid.gov
For all IPs with names from N-S: terminationsettlements_n-s@usaid.gov
For all IPs with names from T-Z and Numerals:
terminationsettlements_t-z@usaid.gov

Each inbox will be monitored by a dedicated team of OAA individuals who are responsible for responding to IPs and filing the documents appropriately for the team that takes over after September 2nd.  As a reminder, IPs must still submit appeals under assistance awards of final Agreement Officer (AO) decisions to compliance@usaid.gov. USAID will continue to review and approve payments in accordance with the relevant regulations and the terms and conditions of the award. 

If the terminated award included an overseas (Mission) payment office, effective July 1, 2025, the payment office is now EIW@usaid.gov.  If the terminated award included the payment office of ei@usaid.gov or relied on a letter of credit, there is no change to the payment office. Thank you again for your assistance and cooperation during this period of transition. We will continue to provide communications as we move forward.  

Please continue to email IndustryLiaison@usaid.gov for any questions you may have about this notice. 

USAID Industry Liaison