Budget Materials
Welcome to the USGLC policy resource center. This library of resources on the International Affairs Budget, and U.S. global engagement efforts, provides you with essential information, links and resources on:
- the International Affairs Budget,
- the Congressional budget process and
- developments in America’s foreign aid, diplomatic and economic initiatives around the globe.
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Budget Materials
FY2010
- Side by Side Comparison of Foreign Aid Reform Bills
- Excerpts from Senate Foreign Relations Committee Hearing on FY10 International Affairs Budget
- Excerpts from Senate Appropriations Committee Hearing on the FY09 Supplemental Request
- Excerpts from House State, Foreign Operations Appropriations Subcommittee Hearing
- Excerpts from House Foreign Affairs Committee Hearing on Administration’s Foreign Policy Priorities
- Kerry-Lugar Letter to Budget Conferees
- Statements in Support of the Kerry-Lugar Amendment
- Kerry-Lugar Amendment Co-sponsors
- International Affairs Budget Fact Sheet
- House Foreign Affairs Committee Letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi
- Statements by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on the International Affairs Budget
- Excerpts from Senate Armed Services Committee Hearing on Defense Department Challenges
- Excerpts from James Steinberg’s and Jacob Lew’s Confirmation Hearing
- Excerpts from Senator Hillary Clinton’s Confirmation Hearing
- Bipartisan Letter to President Obama – signed by 217 Members of Congress
FY2009
- Excerpts from Remarks at White House Summit on International Development
- USGLC Analysis of the FY09 State, Foreign Operations Appropriations Bill
- President Bush’s Remarks on PEPFAR
- Facts about PEPFAR
- Senate 302(b) Allocations
- House 302(b) Allocations
- Senate 302(b) Letter to Appropriations Leadership
- Senate Budget Letter to Senate Conferees
- Biden-Lugar Amendment Final Vote
- Biden-Lugar Amendment Co-sponsors
- Statements by Defense Secretary Robert Gates on the International Affairs Budget
- Congressional Letter to the Senate Budget Committee
- Congressional Letter to the House Budget Committee
- Statements by Congress and the Administration
- FY09 International Affairs Budget Request – State Department
- FY09 International Affairs Budget Summary
- Bi-Partisan Letter to President Bush – signed by 186 Members of Congress
- 2008 Congressional Calendar
FY2008
- FY08 International Affairs Budget – Account by Account Summary based on Omnibus bill
- Senate Champions Letter to Appropriations Leadership
- FY08 International Affairs Budget Summary – House/Senate Comparison
- Bi-partisan Senate Letter to Appropriations Leadership – signed by 55 Senators
- Lugar, Biden, Warner National Security Letter to Appropriators
- The Politics of National Security Budgets, The Stanley Foundation
- Blumenauer House Budget Committee Sign-on Letter
- Smith and Dodd Senate Sign-on Letter
- Bi-partisan Letter to President Bush – signed by 162 Members of Congress
- FY08 International Affairs Budget Request
- Account by Account Summary
- FY08 International Affairs Budget Summary
- New Strategic Framework for U.S. Foreign Assistance
FY2007
- Latest FY07 International Affairs Budget Snapshot
- Senate State/Foreign Ops Committee Markup
- House State Ops Committee Markup
- House Floor Remarks June 8, 2006
- FY07 House Foreign Operations Committee Markup
- Foreign Policy Funds in FY 2006 Supplemental Request
- FY 2007 International Affairs Budget Request
- State Department FY2007 International Affairs (Function 150) Budget Request
- FY07 Budget Update: Official Release of the President’s Budget
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Studies and Reports
- 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
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