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With Hillary Clinton just making her VP pick, below is our profile of
Senator Tim Kaine's foreign policy record, covering his
long-standing leadership of American global engagement - and his
championing of diplomacy and international development.

Given his strong foreign policy experience, we'll be watching
the official launch tomorrow and of course all the activities at the
Democratic convention.

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Liz Schrayer, USGLC

BREAKING GLOBAL GAB: Clinton's VP foreign policy profile
July 22, 2016

With deep foreign policy and national security credentials, Senator
Tim Kaine has been a champion for American global leadership
throughout his public service career. As a member of the Senate
Foreign Relations, Armed Services, and Budget Committees, Kaine has
stressed the importance of "strengthen[ing] our nation's
leadership abroad" to ensure that U.S. foreign policy advances
our nation's security and economic interests.
http://action.usglc.org/site/R?i=aDZ0BbpY6IImz488bsgxyw

A vocal supporter of development and diplomacy and a 2014 USGLC
Tribute Dinner honoree, Kaine has argued that "America's
strength in the world is best expressed when we balance military
strength, economic strength, diplomatic strength, and strength of our
moral example."
http://action.usglc.org/site/R?i=5TvOFPD-Wcixs2qph3U3jg

During his time at Harvard Law School, Kaine took a seminal year off
to work with Jesuit missionaries in Honduras, teaching carpentry and
welding. He described this transformative experience saying, "We
have a moral obligation to help our neighbors. But fighting extreme
poverty and preventable disease aren't just moral issues,
they're economic issues as well."

As Ranking Member on the State Department and USAID Management
Subcommittee of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Kaine has been
an ardent defender of our nation's diplomats and global
development programs. He has worked in Congress to ensure "our
diplomats have the tools, resources, and security they need to carry
out their work, often in challenging environments, in support of the
American people and promotion of our nation's core
values."
http://action.usglc.org/site/R?i=slbpluWraF4ITKMhKgXArw

Kaine has consistently voted to protect international affairs
programs, opposing an amendment that would have cut funding by 50%.
The Senator has described development programs as "one of the
best tools we have in grappling with a very unstable world, and it
embodies all the best values of Americans... while also creating
jobs here at home."

http://action.usglc.org/site/R?i=BSKWb9OP8e8fOPrWGsIoIA

The Senator has urged for more effective efforts in countering violent
extremism by allowing greater flexibility for the Department of
Defense to work with USAID on joint projects in order to achieve our
national security objectives. In addition, Kaine led an effort to
pass the Syrian Humanitarian Resolution calling for a robust strategy
and greater humanitarian aid for refugees fleeing the civil war. He
has traveled extensively throughout the world and speaks fluent
Spanish.

DID YOU KNOW?

* Kaine was elected to the Senate in 2012 after serving as
Chairman of the Democratic National Committee from 2009 to 2011.

* He served as Governor of Virginia from 2006 to 2010 when he led
trade missions to Israel, Japan, and Morocco.

View his profile at Impact2016.org
http://action.usglc.org/site/R?i=z-38xTYN1dDyMF6PrA1HDA


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