Budget Information

Welcome to the USGLC Budget Information Center. This library of resources provides you with essential information and links on the International Affairs Budget; the Congressional budget process; and the lastest reports and studies on the smart power tools of diplomacy and development.

Resources are searchable by key words and type, including:

• Budget Materials
• Congress & Key Committees
• State Fact Sheets
• Studies & Reports
• Historcial Overview

If you have any questions, please contact our Communications Director, Richard Parker.  Additionally, you can sign-up to receive monthly updates and other materials as they become available.

FY 2011

Facts & Figures

• USGLC Analysis on the FY11 International AFfairs Budget Request
• Fact Sheet on the FY11 International Affairs Budget Request
• FY11 International Affairs Budget Request – Account by Account Summary

Hearings & Statements

• Excerpts from USAID Administrator Dr. Rajiv Shah on the FY11 International Affairs Budget 
• Excerpts from Senate & House Committee Hearings on the FY11 International Affairs Budget
• Statements by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on the International Affairs Budget

Congressional Letters

• USGLC Military Leaders Letter to Congress
• Congressional Black Caucus Letter to Chairman Spratt
• Bipartisan Letter to President Obama – signed by 247 Members of Congress

Votes, Amendments & Legislation

• Side by Side Comparison of Foreign Aid Reform Bills

Budget Materials Archives: FY2010 | FY2009 | FY2008 | FY2007

U.S. House of Representatives

U.S. Senate

Senate & House Committee Membership

Links to Committee Websites

• House Budget Committee
• House Budget Committee – Minority
• House Appropriations Committee
• House Appropriations Committee – Minority
• House Committee on Foreign Affairs
• House Committee on Foreign Affairs – Minority

• Senate Budget Committee
• Senate Budget Committee – Minority
• Senate Appropriations Committee
• Senate Foreign Relations Committee

International Affairs Budget in Your State Fact Sheets

• Putting Smart Power to Work – Report on Reports by the Center for U.S. Global Engagement
• A Foreign Affairs Budget for the Future – Report by the American Academy of Diplomacy and the Stimson Center
• A Call to Action – Report by the Advisory Committee on Transformational Diplomacy
• Beyond Assistance – The HELP Commission Report on Foreign Assistance Reform
• Embassies Grapple to Guide Foreign Aid – Report by Senator Richard Lugar (R-IN) to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
• A Smarter, more Secure America – CSIS Commission on Smart Power Report
• The 2007 Commitment to Development Index Ranks the U.S. 14th of the world’s richest 21countries in terms of dedication to beneficial policies to foreign nations

News Articles and Press Releases regarding the International Affairs Budget can be found in the Press Room