Monthly Archives: December 2009
On December 7, 2009, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton spoke to more than 1,000 development community leaders, business executives, faith-based organizers and foreign policymakers. The event underscored the depth of commitment to U.S. global engagement emanating from a wide range of supporters as the USGLC came together to honor Secretary Clinton for her extraordinary leadership [...]
On the eve of the USGLC’s 2009 Tribute Dinner Honoring Secretary Clinton, two new important op-eds highlight the crucial role diplomacy and development play in our foreign policy. Writing in Roll Call, Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA) and Aaron Schock (R-IL) point out that a rare bipartisan consensus exists on the issue of foreign aid. “With [...]
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 Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review (QDDR) Working Groups turned in their initial interim reports to the Core QDDR team on Dec. 4th. These reports focused on assessing the challenges, opportunities, current policies and policy gaps in each of the five working groups: (1) Building a Global Architecture of Cooperation, (2) Leading and Supporting Whole [...]
On Tuesday, President Obama outlined his new strategy for Afghanistan in a speech at West Point. The comprehensive plan includes sending an additional 30,000 American troops to Afghanistan and strengthening and building the civilian involvement in the region. On Wednesday and Thursday, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and Chairman of [...]
Secretary Clinton, Secretary Gates and Admiral Mullen were on Capitol Hill yesterday, testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee and the House Foreign Affairs Committee. Sec. Gates emphasized the approach needed in Afghanistan. “[O]ver time as we are successful,” Gates said, “the civilian component and the development component of our relationship with Afghanistan will become [...]
USAID Administrator nominee, Dr. Rajiv Shah, testified Tuesday, December 1st before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee providing his views on the need for a strong USAID and the continued role of development in U.S. foreign policy. He stressed his desire to rebuild USAID’s capacity, the need to provide policy and planning support and welcomed the [...]
USAID Administrator Nominee Dr. Rajiv Shah testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee at his heavily attended confirmation hearing yesterday. During his testimony, Dr. Shah indicated that his top priorities would include restoring USAID’s effectiveness, playing a leadership role on behalf of the agency in the State Department’s Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review (QDDR) and [...]
