Monthly Archives: March 2010
Today is World Water Day, an attempt to bring awareness of the nearly 900 million people across the world who don’t have access to a safe water supply. In a teleconference last week, Maria Otero, Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs, made clear the importance of water to the Administration’s development agenda. “Water has [...]
“U.S. businesses understand that diplomacy and development assistance play vital roles in building economic prosperity, protecting national security, and promoting America’s humanitarian values. Although it represents less than 1.5 percent of the total federal budget, the International Affairs Budget funds America’s development and diplomacy. These investments are critical to creating jobs…” –U.S. Chamber of Commerce [...]
A new report on Smart Global Health Policy unveiled yesterday says “it is time to leverage the essential role that U.S. global health policy can play” in advancing our national security interests. The report is the result of a bipartisan commission organized by Center for Strategic and International Studies. Deputy Secretary of State Jack Lew [...]
A new report on Smart Global Health Policy unveiled yesterday says “it is time to leverage the essential role that U.S. global health policy can play” in advancing our national security interests. The report is the result of a bipartisan commission organized by Center for Strategic and International Studies. Deputy Secretary of State Jack Lew [...]
Is there a Mullen Doctrine? On Tuesday, Spencer Ackerman of the Washington Independent theorized there was one developing, based around the speech Mullen gave at Kansas State University on March 3. The Mullen Doctrine, as Ackerman fashions it, elevates diplomacy and development alongside defense as a pillar of U.S. foreign policy. “Before a shot is [...]
Water is an integral part of the Obama administration’s plan for development, said Maria Otero, Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs. “Water has to be fully integrated into development efforts and foreign policy efforts,” said Otero, speaking during a press teleconference this morning. Currently, the U.S. Government allocates one billion dollars per year for [...]
While it has not officially been announced, sources on the Hill have indicated both the House and Senate Budget Committees will not mark-up the FY11 Budget resolution until after the spring recess, which is currently scheduled for March 29th through April 9th. Much of the delay is from the final push on health care legislation, [...]
This morning the Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Howard Berman, told an audience at the Center for American Progress that foreign assistance reform will continue to be a top priority of his, but that real movement of legislation will likely not happen until next year. He highlighted the growing bipartisan interest that exists [...]
An international donors conference for Haiti’s recovery efforts will be held on March 31, in New York at UN Headquarters. The ministerial-level conference will focus on the long-term recovery effort and reconstruction needs of the country, according to a press release from the State Department. “The International Donors’ Conference will be an opportunity for the [...]
Extending their emphasis on outreach with the public, yesterday the State Department launched a new interactive Web site aimed at fostering global conversations about diplomacy. The new “Opinion Space” site uses “new data visualization models” and analysis to map out where participants’ viewpoints fall on a visual opinion map. The map is based on the [...]
