Daily Archives: January 21, 2010
Updated Global Plum Book Lists Who is Responsible for the Administration’s Smart Power Agenda WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the Obama Administration ends its first year in office, the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition (USGLC) is releasing an online update to its “Global Plum Book” (www.usglc.org/global-plum-book), the ground-breaking guide to key decision makers who shape U.S. global [...]
As the U.S. leads the efforts of the international community to offer aid to beleaguered Haiti, the development, diplomatic and defense arms of the federal government are moving in step with one another, along with international organizations. For several days after the earthquake, it was difficult to get relief supplies through, because of the country’s [...]
It appears that the Administration’s soon-to-be-released FY 2011’s budget will continue U.S. foreign security assistance going through the Pentagon rather than the State Department. According to the Cable, “The president’s budget will keep those funds in the Pentagon’s purse following a pitched internal battle in which the State Department eventually conceded.” The funds, known as [...]
