Monthly Archives: August 2009
Ritu Sharma, co-founder and President, Women Thrive Worldwide and USGLC educational arm board member Boston Globe, July 6, 2009 This week, 4 million more people worldwide will go to bed hungry. Seven out of 10 of them are women. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization reports that the total number of hungry people has [...]
Signaling her strong support for the role of development and the new Administration’s focus on food security and economic growth, Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton departed last night for an 11-day trip to seven African countries this week. Secretary Clinton’s visit follows up on President Obama’s to Ghana earlier in July. She will visit Kenya, [...]
On Friday, the House adjourned for its summer recess having completed consideration of all 12 Appropriations bills. The last time the House passed all 12 bills was in 2007. With passage of all 12 bills, the FY10 International Affairs Budget stands at $51 billion, $2.9 billion or 5.4% below the Administration’s request. The Senate remains [...]
