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FY09 State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs Approved

 

July 22, 2008 – The Senate Appropriations Committee and the House Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations and Related programs approved their respective versions of the FY09 State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs appropriations. Both spending bills provide $36.6 billion in funding and represent the largest component of the FY09  International Affairs Budget. Combined with the proposed $1.3 billion in funding for International Food Aid and $300 million for the Global AIDS fund, the FY09 International Affairs Budget is on track to be $38.2 billion

•  Appropriations Schedule

 

 

Success Stories

The International Affairs Budget in Action

Leading businesses and NGO's are helping regions around the world become more secure and stable though programs that range from emergency assistance to microcredit loans, from strengthening fragile democracies to strengthening emerging free markets. Learn more about how programs funded by the International Affairs Budget are making a difference at home and abroad. 

• Saving Lives: Helping Communities Address HIV/AIDS
• Protecting National Security: Strengthening New and Fragile Democracies
• Humanitarian Values in Action: From Crisis to Opportunity

Facts and Figures

Small Change, Immeasurable Impact

For a little more than one percent of the total U.S. Federal Budget, the International Affairs Budget supports numerous programs around the globe that ensure the security and well-being of Americans. The International Affairs Budget supports a wide array of foreign assistance and State Department programs critical to ensuring our long-term security, building economic prosperity and strengthening humanitarian values at home and around the world.

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• FY 2008 International Affairs Budget Breakdown
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