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CLICK HERE TO SEE HOW USGLC MEMBERS ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN PAKISTAN Secretary Clinton last week announced the creation of the Pakistan Relief Fund, a fund through which the public can offer donations to the ongoing relief efforts in response to the devastating floods there. Funds donated by individuals will supplement the US government’s [...]
The USGLC recently sat down with Nancy Powell, the Director General of the Foreign Service, to discuss the State Department’s progress and challenges in meeting the demand for not only more diplomats, but a new generation of diplomats.
There are not many issues before Congress that enjoy bipartisan support from across the ideological spectrum. Yet a message in Politico demonstrates that the International Affairs Budget is just one such issue. Over the course of the last six months, there’s been a steady and consistent drumbeat of support for a strong International Affairs Budget [...]
More than 50 U.S. business leaders – a “Who’s Who” of leading American businesses – called on Congress this week to support the President’s FY 2011 request for the International Affairs Budget. Highlighting the budget’s role in American job creation, trade, and economic security, the letter says “Now more than ever, America’s economy is linked [...]
The Obama Administration released its first National Security Strategy today, and the document is heavily rooted in smart power principles.
On Sunday, May 23 Gen. Michael Hagee, USMC (Ret.), and Adm. James Loy, USCG (Ret.), co-chairs of the USGLC’s National Security Advisory Council, sat down with Defense News’ Vago Muradian to make the case for fully funding President Obama’s $58.8 Billion request for the International Affairs Budget and to boost funding for our civilian-led tools of development and diplomacy.
Administrator Rajiv Shah spoke at length yesterday on the need for a generation of development entrepreneurs, before a standing-room only audience at an event hosted by the USGLC.
Administrator Dr. Rajiv Shah will deliver a speech on USAID’s approach to high-impact development at an event hosted by the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition on Wednesday, May 5th.
In an important sign of unity among America’s most respected diplomats, all eight former Secretaries of State have teamed up to write Congress in support of President Obama’s FY11 $58.5 billion International Affairs Budget request.
Read Letters of Support From: Blue Dog Coalition Progressive Caucus New Democrats Coalition Congressional Black Caucus 31 Senators House Foreign Affairs Committee Budget Committee Members Freshmen Members Secretary Gates Secretary Clinton ANY_CHARACTER_HERE Nearly 150 Members of Congress – — ranging from Blue Dogs and Progressives in the House to a bipartisan group of 31 Senators [...]
