Vance arrived to a standing ovation and cheers from more than 1,000 people in the ballroom at the Washington Hilton, a mile-and-a-half from the White House. He received another standing ovation after a 12-minute speech,

Cuts to foreign assistance directly impacted the work of some of the religious freedom organizations at the summit. USAID’s top NGO recipient for fiscal years 2013-2022 was Catholic Relief Services at $4.

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 20: J.D. Vance is sworn in as U.S. Vice President during the Inauguration of Donald J. Trump in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. Donald Trump takes office for his second term as the 47th president of the United States. (Photo by Kevin Lamarque - Pool/Getty Images)

JD Vance, Trump's vice president, has suggested that US foreign aid has been misused by the previous administration as it 'has been used to spread atheism all over the globe'

The Trump administration will embrace and uphold the core American value of religious freedom and expand protections for people of all faiths while rolling back federal censorship efforts “used to prevent Americans from speaking their conscience and speaking their mind,