Must Reads Who’s in the News Secretary Clinton’s Interview (Scott Pelly, CBS News) Obviously, we’re all having to tighten our belts in this tough budgetary climate, but I have the great honor of heading the State Department and USAID, our two civilian agencies that – we don’t carry weapons; we carry food and we negotiate [...]

Must Reads Who’s in the News Why Americans should care about famine in Africa (William Frist, CNN Opinion) The good news for the American taxpayer is that investments by our humanitarian and development organizations have worked. Through past advances in agriculture and food security led by the United States, we learned that from the more [...]

USGLC makes the pages of Fortune Magazine, with Land O’Lakes President and CEO saying why investments in the International Affairs Budget are good for American business.  Senator Marco Rubio also makes clear that U.S. leadership on programs like PEPFAR benefit us here at home, saying “If done right, it spreads American influence in a positive [...]

In the midst of the worst famine to hit the Horn of Africa in 60 years, the US Congress has proposed cutting international food aid by 30%.  In addition to these drastic cuts during the ongoing humanitarian crisis, other programs that address food security could also face the chopping block in coming weeks. Last week, [...]

Must Reads Smart Power National Security in an Age of Austerity (Kurt Volker, Dallas Morning News Op-Ed)) The United States still has the biggest economy in the world, the biggest defense establishment in the world and the largest set of complex interests in the world. Our well-being depends upon security, freedom and prosperity throughout the [...]

This weekend, our own Mark Green joined Ambassador John Lange to mark the thirteenth anniversary of the tragic bombings of the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania with an opinion-editorial in the Daily Caller. They write that in the face of terrorism, American development and diplomacy programs built new allies and trading partners, and that [...]

Must Reads Who’s in the News Ending starvation in the Horn of Africa, and worldwide (Ritu Sharma, The Hill Blogs) In this tight economic climate, there is no doubt that cuts have to be made. But the House State and Foreign Operations Subcommittee has passed a bill that would cut spending on long-term investments in [...]

To many around the world, America’s global leadership is never shown more clearly than when the United States responds to a humanitarian crisis.  From our efforts following last year’s earthquake in Haiti to the AIDS crisis in Africa or a devastating cyclone in southeast Asia, American efforts are second to none when it comes responding [...]

Must Reads Who’s In the News Out of purgatory: Senate confirms multiple State Department officials (Josh Rogin, the Cable) David Adams was confirmed as the replacement for Richard Verma as assistant secretary of state for legislative affairs. We had thought this one would be perfect hold bait, considering the contentious relationship between the legislative affairs [...]