Monthly Archives: September 2009
With less than a week left until the start of the new fiscal year, Congress must pass a continuing resolution (CR) to keep the federal government open until it can finish all of the FY 2010 Appropriations bills. The House passed a month-long CR this morning, and the Senate will vote on the measure next [...]
Last Friday, President Obama named Daniel Yohannes as his nominee for Chief Executive Officer of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), filling one of the important positions responsible for overseeing the U.S. International Affairs Budget. Mr. Yohannes has an impressive resume from the business world and a uniquely American story having arrived in Los Angeles at the [...]
The USGLC’s presence in states across the country continues to grow as more and more Americans understand the important role the International Affairs Budget plays in their state’s economies and in our national security. We are working aggressively with activists in our key states to identify leadership and begin building on the strong networks already [...]
President Obama has spoken a lot this week about the need for the U.S. to better engage the rest of the world, and one of the ways he plans to go about this is through greater investments in development and U.S. foreign assistance. He told an audience of development elites at the Clinton Global Initiative [...]
On the heels of President Obama’s first speech before the United Nations General Assembly, Congress continues to move forward on the FY10 Appropriations bills. The House plans to vote on a month-long continuing resolution (CR) on Friday, which is expected to be attached to the Legislative Branch conference report. Conferees are expected to meet later today [...]
During his latest radio broadcast, Kojo Nnamdi spoke with Alec Ross, Senior Adviser on Innovation to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on how technology can be a vital tool in promoting global development. The program, Technology and 21st Century Diplomacy, discussed how Mr. Ross was working to improve communications technology inside the State Department offices [...]
As the health care debate heats up in the Senate Finance Committee, House consideration of a month-long continuing resolution (CR) has been postponed until at least Thursday. With only one week to go until the end of the current fiscal year, Congress has yet to pass any of the FY10 Appropriations bills for the President’s [...]
By Paul Kagame Washington Post, September 21, 2009 Africa and the United States may be on the verge of a new partnership, not one of dependency and aid but one of shared ideas, vision and investments that increase our mutual prosperities. To begin this improved relationship, both must accept urgent and substantial changes in the [...]
As the Senate Finance Committee begins hearings today for the fifth and final health care overhaul bill, Congress continues to move forward on the FY10 Appropriations process. With only 8 days until the start of the 2010 fiscal year, Congress will have to pass a continuing resolution (CR) to keep the federal government open. The [...]
“President Obama’s nomination of Daniel Yohannes to be the Chief Executive Officer of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) fills one of the important positions responsible for overseeing the U.S. International Affairs Budget. Mr. Yohannes has an impressive resume from the business world and a uniquely American story having arrived in Los Angeles at the age of 17 as an exchange student from Ethiopia with only $150 in his pocket.
