Monthly Archives: February 2010
Secretary Clinton will be on Capitol Hill this week to discuss President Obama’s FY11 budget request. She begins on Wednesday, testifying before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on State-Foreign Operations at 10:30 a.m., followed by her appearance before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee at 2:30 p.m. On Thursday morning, Secretary Clinton will be appearing before the [...]
The Smart Money Is on Smart Power By Nancy Lindborg and Bill Lane It’s budget time in Washington, and as President Obama released his request for the 2011 fiscal year on February 1, the scrutiny – and partisan finger-pointing – has begun as to what programs should be funded in a tight budget year. But [...]
USGLC activists in South Carolina met yesterday with Congressman John Spratt (D-SC), Chairman of the House Budget Committee, to discuss the FY11 International Affairs budget. Representatives from the academic, business, and faith-based communities joined together in saying how important this funding is for South Carolina’s security, economic well-being, and humanitarian values. Attending the meeting were [...]
The U.S. Global Leadership Coalition (USGLC) traveled to Capitol Hill yesterday morning to brief Congressional staffers and USGLC members on the President’s $58.5 billion FY11 International Affairs Budget request. Over 40 staffers attended to hear about the USGLC’s detailed analysis.
The Quiet Revolution Must Continue Hon. Mark Green The Daily Caller: February 19, 2010 We’re facing extraordinarily challenging fiscal times. So as the president’s budget makes its way through the halls of the Capitol, lawmakers will carefully scrutinize every account, every program, and every initiative—as they should. Some will be tempted to look to our [...]
The latest addition to the USAID team is new Chief of Staff Sean Carroll, former Program Director of the Club of Madrid for Democratic Transition Consolidation. As Chief of Staff, Carroll’s responsibilities include managing USAID’s front office, working through interagency issues, overseeing core strategic and operational priorities and coordinating strategic internal and external communications. Prior [...]
As previously reported, it is now confirmed that USGLC Advisory Council member Tony Lake is the U.S. choice to head the U.N. Children’s Fund (UNICEF). Ann Veneman, former Secretary of Agriculture and current UNICEF executive director appointed by President George W. Bush, steps down in April. Lake served as U.S. National Security Advisor in the [...]
This morning the USGLC is on Capitol Hill, in partnership with InterAction, to provide Capitol Hill staffers and USGLC members a comprehensive briefing on the President’s $58.5 billion FY11 International Affairs Budget request. The briefing will focus on the importance of the President’s proposed funding increase for America’s smart power tools of development and diplomacy [...]
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is on a tour of the Middle East right now and spoke on Sunday at the U.S.-Islamic World Forum in Qatar about the importance of engagement as a foreign-policy tool. “[E]ngagement is not new to the United States. It has been important throughout our history. A strong relationship between our [...]
The passing of former Congressman Charlie Wilson (D-TX, 1973-1996) marks a significant loss in the community of champions and friends of the International Affairs Budget. The Congressman’s commitment to a smart power approach to foreign policy, particularly in regards to Afghanistan, was highlighted in the film “Charlie Wilson’s War.” Congressman Wilson served as a USGLC [...]
