You oversee the office of “democracy, human rights, and governance” at the us agency for international development (usaid).

The written assignment has two parts. The first is to prepare a short message for delivery to your subordinates. (350 words max.) The second is an explanation of what you are seeking to accomplish in your prepared remarks, what risks you are seeking to mitigate, and how your remarks are designed to advance your objectives. (450 words max.) The scenarios are attached.
You oversee the Office of “Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance” at the US Agency for International Development (USAID). From 2010-2020, a primary focus of your office was providing assistance to the Afghan people in support of free and fair elections in Afghanistan. Your office played a pivotal role in supporting the Government of Afghanistan in holding parliamentary and presidential elections in 2010, 2014, and 2018. While those elections were far from perfect, and there were reports of fraud and intimidation, they nevertheless represented tremendous progress for a country that had little history of national democratic elections. As but one example, 400 women ran for office in the 2010 election, an unprecedented level of participation for Afghan women.
With the US and coalition forces’ withdrawal from the country and the takeover of the Taliban, it seems that all of this progress has been lost. About 1/3 of your staff have done rotations in Afghanistan, some for periods of 10-18 months away from their families. Morale in your office is awful, with staff members both anxious about the fate of the Afghan people (in particular those they worked with) and feeling like their work over the past decade has been in vain.
Due to COVID, you won’t be able to address your employees in person. Please draft an email to your employees to brief them on this development.