Monthly Archives: November 2009
Tonight, the USGLC will honor Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for her lifelong commitment to public service and her efforts to elevate America’s smart power tools of development and diplomacy. Over 1,000 individuals will attend the 2009 Tribute Dinner, making this the largest one in the USGLC’s history. This fact shows the great interest that [...]
The tremendous response to the FY11 ‘Dear Colleague’ Letter currently being circulated in Congress is a testament to the dedication and talent of USGLC’s state advisory committees. Particularly active have been the steering committees and our activists in Florida, Ohio, South Carolina, Maine and New Hampshire. Multiple representatives from each of these states have signed [...]
Joseph “Joe” Biden Vice President of the United States As Vice President of the United States, Joe Biden is one of the President’s top aides on international issues and represents the United States in many international arenas. Biden was a Senator from Delaware for thirty-six years before becoming Vice President, and served twelve years as [...]
The nationwide grassroots campaign in support of the international affairs budget continues to gain steam, with more than 125 Senators and Representatives so far having signed the bipartisan FY 2011 letter to President Obama. Today on Capitol Hill, in a strong indication of this nationwide support, the ONE Campaign will deliver a petition from 30,000 [...]
Here’s something that everyone can agree on for a change! A “Dear Colleague” Letter calling on Members of Congress to urge President Obama to request a robust International Affairs Budget is circulating on Capitol Hill and has already received over 110 signatures. Republicans, Democrats, Senators, Representatives, Southerners, East Coasters, West Coasters, Midwesterners—all have coalesced around [...]
Rajiv Shah U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator In June 2009, Rajiv Shah began serving in the Obama administration as Under Secretary for Research, Education and Economics and Chief Scientist at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Now USAID Administrator, Shah will become the country’s primary voice on international development and foreign assistance. At the [...]
Carrie Hessler Radelet Deputy Director of Peace Corps Carrie Hessler Radelet was nominated to serve as Deputy Director of the Peace Corps. She has worked in the international public health field for more than twenty years, specializing in HIV/AIDS and maternal and child health. She was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Western Samoa, has worked [...]
Barbara Feinstein Deputy Assistant Administrator for Economic Growth, Agriculture and Trade
