. In strategic terms, many countries that have reached or surpassed middle-income status have established their own bilateral foreign aid agencies or agendas such as the Brazilian Agency for Cooperation (ABC) and the Indian Development Partnership Administration. Rather, the U.S. Government should begin shifting its relationships with middle-income countries from a donor-donee approach towards more of a partnership model. USAID is already assuming the role of facilitator for these transitions, such as in Panama.