May 21st, 2009 by Jed

The Senate Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs hosted Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to discuss the FY2010 budget for the Department of State. The hearing was moderated by Subcommittee Chairman Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT). Throughout the hearing, Secretary Clinton discussed her efforts to revitalize the role of the State Department which include investing in the people of the civil and foreign service at both State and USAID, pursuing sound policies, and building strong partnerships around the world. Members of the appropriations committee were very supportive of the budget and raised issues such as the situation in Pakistan, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the Iranian nuclear program, funding for development aid, revamping public diplomacy and the ability for the State Department to reclaim the role of the chief operators of U.S. diplomacy from the Department of Defense.

For POMED’s full notes on this hearing click here.

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