While US organizations are quick to dismiss claims that they have an agenda, an October 2007 diplomatic cable from the US Embassy in Cairo to the State Department sheds light on the view of democracy and governance programming at the time.
The cable, which was released in June by the whistleblower website WikiLeaks, says of democracy and governance programming under Muabrak, “We will sustain successful programs and create additional on-shore initiatives to optimize American influence through the looming leadership succession.”