This week, a group of top military, business, government, and faith-based leaders joined the USGLC and an audience of 175 community leaders and veterans at Regent University to discuss the deep linkages between U.S. global engagement and our national security and economic prosperity here at home. The panel discussion emphasized how U.S. leadership in the [...]
Speaking at the launch event for CSIS’ Project on U.S. Leadership in Development, former U.S. Secretary of State and National Security Advisor Dr. Condoleezza Rice emphasized both the moral and practical imperatives that underscore America’s smart power tools. She stressed the importance of effective International Affairs programs in strengthening U.S. national security and discussed the [...]
This past Tuesday, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton concluded a five-day tour across Africa that took her through Zambia, Tanzania and Ethiopia. Clinton’s remarks largely centered on trade policy, public health, and food security, yet the importance of a secure Africa for U.S. foreign and economic policy also underscored her remarks. As the first U.S. [...]
This past Monday, a group of international private and public donors pledged $4.3 billion for child immunizations in the world’s neediest countries. The group of prime ministers, high-level officials, philanthropists, UN Agency heads, and business leaders convened in London for the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization’s (GAVI) first pledging conference. The fundraising efforts were [...]
On Friday, June 10th, the United Nations concluded a three day, High Level Meeting on the current state of HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention. The discussions marked the thirtieth anniversary of the first reported case of HIV/AIDS and both outlined the incredible progress made by the international community and called for a reenergized commitment to eradicate [...]
