Monthly Archives: February 2011
Today we expected the House Appropriations Committee would release details of the allocations for the FY 2011 budget, with at least a 13 percent cut for the International Affairs Budget. Now, the Committee is considering even deeper cuts, and allocations are expected to be released tomorrow. The plan would still be to take the proposals [...]
Yesterday, the House Appropriations Committee passed its allocations for the remainder of the current fiscal year and is expected to release detailed text of its continuing resolution tomorrow. For the International Affairs Budget, this means a potential devastating 13 percent cut, far disproportionate to other national security spending. Please click here for a fact sheet [...]
Cuts to FY 2011 International Affairs Budget Disproportionate to Other Security Funding Washington, DC — The U.S. Global Leadership Coalition today released the following statement from Executive Director Liz Schrayer on the House Appropriations Committee’s FY 2011 funding plans: “We are very concerned about the impact the latest funding proposal in the House will have [...]
With 1-in-5 US jobs now related to trade and almost half of all US exports going to the developing world, President Obama gave a speech at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Monday highlighting global opportunities for U.S. businesses and policies to encourage economic growth and competitiveness. He stressed efforts to elevate U.S. businesses around [...]
As the House Appropriations Committee considers substantial cuts to the International Affairs Budget for the remainder of Fiscal Year 2011, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), recently tapped to serve as Ranking Member of the State-Foreign Operations Subcommittee on Senate Appropriations, spoke to CNN’s John King about why the U.S. should continue to invest in smart power [...]
As House lawmakers return to Washington following a one-week recess, the budget process begins again in earnest. Tomorrow, House Republicans are expected to set enforceable spending limits for Fiscal Year 2011, and later in the week unveil their package to cut spending for the remainder of the year. House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) announced [...]
Next steps on implementing the Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review (QDDR) were on display this week at the first-ever Global Chiefs of Missions Conference convened by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Washington. The conference brought together all of the U.S. Ambassadors and Chiefs of Mission from around the world to discuss new initiatives to [...]
With just over one week until the President releases his budget requests for Fiscal Year 2012, Capitol Hill is moving to complete the 2011 budget process. Yesterday, House Appropriations Committee Chairman Hal Rodgers (R-KY) announced spending cut levels for each of the subcommittees, including State-Foreign Operations. The new total spending limit for this significant portion [...]
On February 2, the USGLC held its annual Tribute Dinner. This year’s honorees were former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and former Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge. They were joined by special guest Bill Gates, who delivered a keynote address on why international affairs programs are a smart investment for the American people. To [...]
Leaders from the nation’s foreign policy, NGO and business community gathered last night in Washington to hear a groundbreaking speech from Bill Gates and honor former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and former Department of Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge for their public service and continued advocacy of smart power tools of development and diplomacy. [...]
