Monthly Archives: November 2011
The Senate is moving forward with its consideration of a second minibus package, which includes the FY12 State-Foreign Operations Appropriations bill. The Senate will hold a procedural vote tomorrow on the bill and debate will get underway next week. This morning, Frank Carlucci, Lee Hamilton, and Tom Ridge, wrote an opinion editorial for the Washington [...]
“America at a Global Crossroads: Cutting diplomacy would be foolish policy in time of turmoil” by Frank Carlucci, Lee H. Hamilton and Tom Ridge The Washington Times, November 8, 2011 Even as Americans are understandably focused internally on getting our economic and fiscal houses in order, we are constantly reminded that the rest of the [...]
Senate consideration of the second FY12 “minibus” spending package, including the State-Foreign Operations Appropriations bill, has been delayed and is not expected to come to the floor this week. Senate Leadership sources indicate the minibus could still come up next week, but the schedule remains very much in flux due to other competing legislative priorities. [...]
“U.S. Global Engagement Keeps Americans Safe, Creates Jobs” by Dan Nolan Tampa Tribune, November 7, 2011 After 26 years of service in the U.S. Army, there’s one thing of which I am certain: When lives are at stake, Americans put politics aside. With the presidential primaries taking place earlier than ever in Florida, and debate [...]
USGLC in the News U.S. global engagement keeps Americans safe, creates jobs (Col. Dan Nolan, Tampa Tribune) Right now our country makes a small but critical investment of just about 1 percent of the entire federal budget in international affairs programming, but we receive a huge return. Not only are we saving lives around the [...]
Senate Action on FY12 State-Foreign Operations Bill Likely Postponed Until Next Week
Must Reads USGLC in the News History tells us: Fund diplomacy (Peter Petrihos, The Hill) As Congress turns to the difficult task of reducing the U.S. deficit, it is imperative that we equip our diplomats with the resources necessary to execute a foreign policy that reflects the lessons of history, exports our values and perpetuates [...]
“USAID is Foreign Policy’s Best Dollar Value” by J. Brian Atwood, Henrietta Holsman Fore, M. Peter McPherson and Andrew Natsios Politico, November 3, 2011 Fifty years ago, our government confronted a grave challenge. During the Cold War, how could we best use all aspects of U.S. power to keep our country safe? Even then, the [...]
Today marks the 50th anniversary of USAID. To mark the occasion, a bipartisan group of former USAID Administrators and current USGLC advisors wrote an opinion editorial in today’s Politico. Together, Brian Atwood, Henrietta Fore, Peter McPherson and Andrew Natsios wrote “Over this half-century, USAID has had an extraordinary record of accomplishment.” and “as former administrators, [...]
Yesterday, the Senate passed the first “minibus package,” which included the Agriculture, Commerce-Justice-Science and Transportation-HUD spending bills by a vote of 69-30. The second minibus – which will include the State-Foreign Operations Appropriations bill along with the Energy-Water and Financial Services appropriations bills – is now looking like it will be delayed until next week. [...]
