Monthly Archives: April 2010
It looks like the Senate Budget Committee may be moving forward as early as next week with the mark-up of its FY11 Budget Resolution.
It looks like the Senate Budget Committee may be moving forward as early as next week with the mark-up of its FY11 Budget Resolution. This is an important step in the annual budget process, and for the past several years Senate Budget Chairman Conrad (D-ND) has consistently cut the International Affairs Budget. Last year his [...]
First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden made a surprise visit to Haiti today, demonstrating the ongoing commitment of the U.S. to development efforts there following the country’s devastating earthquake in January.
Demonstrating the commitment of the U.S. to the recovery efforts in Haiti, First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden made a surprise visit to Port-au-Prince, today. The White House issued a statement saying the visit is to “underscore … the enduring U.S. commitment to help Haiti recover and rebuild.” The President’s $2.8 billion supplemental [...]
With Members of Congress returning to Washington today from their two-week spring recess, budget and appropriations issues will move to the forefront of the Hill’s agenda. On the list of these items requiring congressional action in the short-term – all of which contain funding for the International Affairs Budget — are the $37.5 billion FY [...]
As further proof the Administration is making food security a development priority, the State Department is establishing an office to coordinate its Global Hunger and Food Security Initiative next month.
As Congressional Budget Committees get ready to take up the President’s FY 2011 International Affairs Budget request, the misperceptions about American foreign assistance spending continue. According to a new Economist/YouGuv poll out just this week, foreign aid is the most popular area to look for spending cuts. In the poll, 71% of online respondents agreed [...]
In a trip that showcases the Administration’s smart power approach to U.S. global engagement, Gen. David Petraeus, Deputy Secretary of State Jack Lew and USAID administrator Rajiv Shah are in Afghanistan and Pakistan this week, though Af/Pak Special Envoy Richard Holbrooke had to bow out due to health reasons. In anticipation of the trip, Gen. [...]
Secretary Clinton marked World Health Day with comments on the essential role global development efforts have to play in U.S. foreign policy. “The United States and our international partners are committed to improving health and strengthening health systems around the world. We understand that addressing global health challenges is not just a humanitarian imperative — [...]
Broad support for the International Affairs Budget continues to grow as over three dozen members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus sent a letter to Budget Committee Chairman John Spratt (D-SC) yesterday in support of the President’s $58.5 billion request for FY 2011.
