Randy Chester, vice president of the American Foreign Service Association, a union representing USAID staffers, said he and others gathered outside “to say thank you for your service. We appreciate everything you’ve done and all the sacrifices you’ve made in service to your country.”

Thousands of U.S. Agency for International Development workers who have been fired or placed on leave as part of the Trump administration’s dismantling of the agency are being given a brief window Thu

The process is being conducted with strict time limits and security measures, and employees are required to acknowledge they have no official government records in their possession.