April 28th, 2010 by Josh
Via Laura Rozen, the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition has coordinated an effort [PDF] by all eight living U.S. Secretaries of State to urge members of Congress not to cut the international affairs budget. This joint letter is part of a larger USGLC campaign that has enlisted the support of Secretary Clinton, Secretary Gates, the House Foreign Affairs Committee, 31 senators, as well as various congressional coalitions and caucuses [all in PDF].
You can read more about the Middle East-related components of the Obama administration’s FY2011 budget request in POMED’s recently released report.
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April 30th, 2010 at 3:57 pm
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