The following is attributable to Acting Spokesperson Tom Babington:

On April 24, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Deputy Administrator Bonnie Glick met with members of the Texas International Education Consortium (TIEC) and students interested in careers in foreign affairs at the University of Texas. While speaking with senior university leadership during the TIEC Board of Directors meeting, DA Glick discussed the critical role that universities in the United States and abroad play in training the human capital needed to help countries on their journey to self-reliance. During her meeting with students on the University of Texas campus, DA Glick shared her career journey with students and provided advice on pursuing a career in foreign relations.

On April 25, Deputy Administrator Glick visited Texas A&M University, where she met with Ambassador Eric Bost, Deputy Director of the Borlaug Institute for International Agriculture and Development, and representatives from the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Small-Scale Irrigation and International Wheat Yield Partnership. They discussed the university's leadership of these global research partnerships, which USAID supports.