Monthly Archives: July 2010
President Obama announced yesterday that he will nominate Jack Lew to take over for Peter Orszag as Director of the Office of Management and Budget. In his current position, Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources, Lew plays a key role in advocating for the International Affairs Budget and has been instrumental in the [...]
Tomorrow the Senate Appropriations Committee will adopt the all-important FY 2011 302(b) allocations. Indications are that Chairman Inouye may cut $2-2.5 billion from the International Affairs Budget, as opposed to the $4 billion cut levied by the House Appropriations Committee before the July 4th recess. Markups are getting underway this week in the Appropriations subcommittees, [...]
On January 12th, the impoverished Caribbean nation of Haiti was devastated by a 7.0-Mw earthquake, and in the aftermath the international community—led by the United States in particular—rushed to Haitians’ aid with food and water, medical services, and reconstruction teams. Now, 6 months later, it is evident that, although much remains to be done, our [...]
Today I’m traveling to the state of Washington, where I will be meeting with state legislators about the impact of the International Affairs Budget on their state and to continue to build the USGLC’s statewide networks.
President Obama announced today that he will nominate Jack Lew to take over for Peter Orszag as Director of the Office of Management and Budget. In his current position, Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources, Lew plays a key role in advocating for the International Affairs Budget and has been instrumental in the [...]
On Friday morning, the State Department hosted a discussion on the Obama Administration’s outreach to Muslim communities across the world between Steven Clemons of the New America Foundation and Farah Pandith, the Department’s Special Representative on the issue.
Congress is back this week from its July 4th recess with much work ahead before the August break. Unfinished business related to the International Affairs Budget includes Senate action on the House-passed FY 2010 war and Haiti supplemental spending bill, which includes an additional $23 billion for domestic programs. In addition, Senate action on 302(b) [...]
U.S. Global Leadership Coalition member InterAction recently unveiled a series of recommendations for the White House to reaffirm its commitment to achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). As the President develops his precise plan of action in the run up to his presentation at the September MDG Summit, InterAction has underscored several initiatives that offer [...]
