Washington DC, April 14 -- Pete Marocco, who played a key role in overseeing the drastic reduction of foreign aid and the dismantling of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) under the Donald Trump administration, has departed from the State Department, officials said on Monday, The New York Times reported.

His sudden exit comes as the department works to integrate the remnants of USAID into the State Department by mid-August. Marocco had been serving as the acting head of foreign aid, overseeing the agency's operations.

Sources indicate that Marocco is expected to take on a new role within the administration, although the State Department has not officially commented on his departure.

The State Department did ...