Must Reads USGLC In the News Retired Marine general calls for broad foreign policy vision (Simon Rios, New Hampshire Union Leader) Gen. Anthony Zinni, U.S. Marine Corps (ret.), now chairman of the board of BAE Systems, spoke of a new vision for American foreign policy Friday in an event at St. Anselm College, followed by [...]

Over the weekend the Senate passed 67-32 the FY12 omnibus spending bill, finalizing Congress’ work on FY12 appropriations.  The President is expected to sign the bill into law this week.  The omnibus includes the State-Foreign Operations bill, providing $42 billion in base funding and $11 billion for overseas contingency operations, which results in roughly current [...]

Must Reads Who’s In the News The Protester (TIME Magazine Person of the Year, Kurt Andersen, TIME Magazine) Once upon a time, when major news events were chronicled strictly by professionals and printed on paper or transmitted through the air by the few for the masses, protesters were prime makers of history. Smart Power Shaping [...]

Must Reads Who’s In the News Senate OKs One Diplomatic Pick, Rejects Cloture on Another (Joanna Anderson, CQ) The Senate on Monday signed off on President Obama’s pick for ambassador to the Czech Republic but blocked a confirmation vote on another diplomatic nominee. Both Norman L. Eisen, nominated to represent the United States in Prague, [...]

Assuming no last-minute breakdown in negotiations, House and Senate Appropriations leaders are expected later today or early tomorrow to release a conference report for the FY12 omnibus appropriations package, which will include the State-Foreign Operations bill.  Both chambers hope to clear the measure before the current Continuing Resolution (CR) expires Friday.  Whether the measure includes [...]

This morning, USGLC Chairman Dan Glickman wrote a piece in the Daily Caller, pointing to global leadership as an area of rare bipartisan agreement in Washington. Secretary Glickman praised George W. Bush for his efforts on HIV/AIDS and malaria prevention, writing “President Bush is a leader I disagree with on any number of important issues, [...]

Must Reads Smart Power Obama’s economic speech shifts the focus from deficits (Fareed Zakaria, Washington Post) The big shift in the United States over the past two decades is not a rise in regulations and taxation but a decline in investment — in physical and human capital. And investment is the crucial locomotive of long-term [...]

Yesterday, USGLC’s own Mark Green testified before the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health and Human Rights on the topic of fighting malaria. Ambassador Green told the subcommittee “millions of lives have been saved and millions of lives can be saved in the years to come.” Also, South Carolina Advisory Committee member Admiral [...]

Late last week, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta delivered remarks at the Saban Center, where he offered strong support for U.S. global leadership. [...]

On Sunday, Admiral Loy made the case for U.S. global leadership, reminding viewers that the international affairs budget makes up just one percent of the overall budget, but has already shouldered disproportionate cuts.