EMAIL DETAILS

The Weekly GAB Friday, September 22, 2017
U.S. Global Leadership Coalition | www.usglc.org
http://action.usglc.org/site/R?i=_ITSj-D6QyxUxAr_x1GJPw

Who's in the News

TIME
Donald Trump Must Realize Diplomacy Protects America

http://action.usglc.org/site/R?i=Me8Zvh6IVKUM070aEM7Qrg

Former Secretary of State Madeline Albright and Senator Chris Coons
(D-DE)

In recent years, the American people and some in Washington have come
to question these foundations of modern U.S. foreign policy. Their
belief is manifested in the Trump Administration's budget, which
proposes cutting funding for the State Department and United States
Agency for International Development (USAID) by nearly a third. The
Administration's proposed increase in defense spending is not
entirely unmerited. But as a former Secretary of State and a Senator
on the Foreign Relations Committee, we understand that diplomacy,
development and democracy are also integral to our national security.

CNN MONEY
Melinda Gates on Women's Poverty: Power Is in the Money |

http://action.usglc.org/site/R?i=rgjiIB0aghA3Z6cDgHlJkg

Julia Horowitz [Video]

Poppy Harlow: How do you think Congress and the Administration can
quell the chaos that you've seen on the world stage. Melinda Gates:
They can fund foreign aid...All the generals wrote a letter to
President Trump saying you've got to make these investments, so that
we have to buy less bullets. That just makes sense.

THE HILL
We Can Unlock the Power of Women Internationally

http://action.usglc.org/site/R?i=1Sl-vcDoiQOTKD2WgO1Z_A

Carolyn Miles, President and CEO of Save the Children, and Admiral
James Stavridis, former Supreme Allied Commander of NATO

As Secretary Rex Tillerson is finalizing his proposal to reorganize
the State Department, he must keep women and girls high on the agenda
of U.S. foreign policy. His recent decision to keep the
Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues intact is an
important first step. Investing in gender equality is not only
consistent with our nation's indispensable moral leadership;
it's also a smart investment of taxpayer dollars that yields
tremendous returns - for America's national security and
our economic well-being.

MLIVE
Colin Powell on North Korea: 'They Don't Want to Commit Suicide' |

http://action.usglc.org/site/R?i=ZkaxZLfSImSyGj4KWDnz6A

Martin Slagter

Former U.S. Secretary of State and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff Colin Powell preached patience and relationship building in a
talk at the University of Michigan on Tuesday, Sept. 19, sounding off
on everything from North Korea to President Donald Trump. When asked
about North Korea, Powell said a decision to use a nuclear weapon
against the United States would result in dire consequences. He also
urged the country not to react to every move North Korea makes as an
imminent threat. "They don't want to commit suicide," he said. "There
are 193 nations in the world, and if they were to do that, the other
192 nations would condemn them and tear them apart." "We always have
military options - as the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staffs I had
options," he said.

THE HILL
Maintaining the Effectiveness of US Foreign Aid

http://action.usglc.org/site/R?i=neutvH6WSFTw9e_d46MlPw

Representatives Adam Smith (D-WA) and Ted Yoho (R-FL)

One of the most significant challenges facing the future of American
foreign policy is the ongoing reorganization planning at the U.S.
Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development
(USAID). Last week marked a milestone in that process, with State and
USAID submitting their reform proposals to the White House. Such
efforts have the potential to fundamentally shift how the United
States conducts essential aid and relief missions. The Trump
administration is rightly seeking to further advance the effectiveness
of these missions, and improve the efficiency in how they are carried
out. Because of this, we believe it's critically important that this
work be done in a transparent manner, and in partnership with
Congress.

Development & Diplomacy

THE NEW YORK TIMES
World Hunger Haunts the U.N. Festivities |

http://action.usglc.org/site/R?i=y6dzO1EbOOsQmMhuuvyPZQ

The Editorial Board

As the leaders of the world posture and sermonize for the United
Nations General Assembly this week, a growing global specter should
spur common concern among them: World hunger, after a decade-long
decline, spiked last year, because of scourges like global warming and
civil conflicts that show little sign of abating. The number of
undernourished human beings on the planet increased from 777 million
in 2015 to 815 million in 2016, the United Nations Food and
Agriculture Organization estimated, in a report timed for the world
leaders' annual review of their hopes and fears for the planet.

POLITICO
Trump to Dispatch Haley and Price to Africa |

http://action.usglc.org/site/R?i=n12f3xwPRCriKKdhoC2sAg

Nolan D. McCaskill

President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he is dispatching United
Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley and Health and Human Services Secretary
Tom Price to Africa. Trump told African leaders ahead of a lunch at
the Lotte New York Palace Hotel that his administration is
"closely monitoring and deeply disturbed by the ongoing violence
in South Sudan and in the Congo." "Millions of lives are
at risk, and we continue to provide humanitarian assistance. But real
results...will require an African-led peace process...And I know
you're working on that...To assist in these efforts, I'm
sending Ambassador Nikki Haley to Africa to discuss avenues of
conflict and resolution and, most importantly, prevention."

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Historic Exodus' From Myanmar: US Gives $32M for Rohingya |

http://action.usglc.org/site/R?i=P3HfYUH1kCf2aI-Nsy3dkQ

Josh Lederman

The United States will contribute nearly $32 million in humanitarian
aid to help Rohingya Muslim refugees, the State Department said
Wednesday, in the Trump administration's first major response to
the mass exodus from Myanmar. The new money for food, medical care,
water, sanitation and shelter comes as the U.S. joins a growing chorus
of international condemnation over the minority group's plight.
The Trump administration announced the new funds as world leaders were
converging in New York for annual United Nations General Assembly
meetings.

THE WASHINGTON POST

Despite Proposed Budget Cuts, Officials Say the U.S. Is Committed to
Humanitarian Aid |

http://action.usglc.org/site/R?i=0pDUONQ-OZBZBZUrYAkV-w

Carol Morello

A search-and-rescue team from Los Angeles comprising 67 people, five
dogs and 62 tons of excavating equipment arrived in Mexico City on
Thursday morning to help locate survivors of the recent earthquake.
They are the sixth disaster assistance response team currently
dispatched by the U.S. Agency for International Development to
countries struck by disasters, both natural and man-made.
"America is and will remain the world's leading
humanitarian donor," Mark Green, the head of USAID, said in
announcing the response team's arrival in Mexico. "Whether
it's responding to an earthquake, drought or conflict, America
is committed to standing shoulder to shoulder with people in their
hour of need. It is who we are as Americans."

CNN

Senate Dems Urge Trump to Make Key Appointments Amid North Korea
Crisis |

http://action.usglc.org/site/R?i=XJp1qgwSL0ldYFNxAExrDw

Ryan Browne and Jeremy Herb

Amid increased tensions with North Korea, a group of Senate Democrats
have written a letter to President Donald Trump urging him to make
appointments to several unfilled posts with responsibility for the
region, including the ambassador to South Korea. The letter's 10
authors, including members of the Intelligence, Armed Services, and
Foreign Relations committees, expressed "deep concern" that no
ambassador had been nominated. "As North Korea continues its illegal
nuclear weapons program, commits blatant violations of international
law, and makes threats to our country and allies, the confirmation of
a US ambassador to the Republic of Korea must be prioritized," the
letter said.

USGLC GLOBAL IMPACT BLOG
President Trump Goes to New York |
http://action.usglc.org/site/R?i=WXg8t7e5nJhYpGTvLIzciA

John Glenn

While the coverage of President Trump's first speech at the
United Nations General Assembly has focused on his defense of his
"America First" message, stress on
"sovereignty," and threat to totally destroy North Korea,
close listeners may have also heard him mention America's
efforts to fight HIV/AIDS, stop preventable disease like malaria, and
advance the rights of women and girls around the world for the first
time in office. Veterans of political administrations observe that
what gets included in prominent presidential speeches always reveals a
choice among competing policy priorities.

Politics & Foreign Policy

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Kim Fires Off Insults at Trump and Hints at Weapons Test |

http://action.usglc.org/site/R?i=Gt4-hAboa1coIy6vONRlHw

Foster Klug

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un lobbed a string of insults at
President Donald Trump on Friday, calling him a "mentally
deranged U.S. dotard" and hinting at a frightening new weapon
test. It was the first time for a North Korean leader to issue such a
direct statement against a U.S. president, dramatically escalating the
war of words between the former wartime foes and raising the
international nuclear standoff to a new level. Trump responded by
tweeting that Kim is "obviously a madman who doesn't mind
starving or killing his people." Hours before Kim's
statement, Trump announced stiffer new sanctions on North Korea as he
met his South Korean and Japanese counterparts in New York.

POLITICO
Haley Says She Doesn't Want to Be Secretary of State |

http://action.usglc.org/site/R?i=gdS231bspwp0FGpemEGtPA

Nahal Toosi

Nikki Haley says she does not want to be secretary of state -
but not everyone believes her. President Donald Trump's ambassador to
the United Nations, whose political ambitions have become the subject
of rampant speculation in Washington, dismissed the idea when pressed
by POLITICO during a Thursday briefing with reporters. "No, I do not,"
Haley said when asked if she wanted to serve as America's chief
diplomat. But she seemed to acknowledge talk about whether she might
soon become Trump's top diplomat, saying "there's going to be chatter"
about her future.

THE NEW YORK TIMES

The Contradiction Buried in Trump's Iran and North Korea
Policies |

http://action.usglc.org/site/R?i=82kmwxD_lTEILKYMmw3qyQ

David E. Sanger

President Trump is now fully engaged in two nuclear confrontations,
one with Iran over a nuclear accord he finds an
"embarrassment" and the other with North Korea that is
forcing the Pentagon to contemplate for the first time in decades what
a resumption of the Korean War might look like. The dynamics of those
cases are entirely different, but they are also oddly interdependent.
If Mr. Trump makes good on his threat to pull out of the 2015 nuclear
agreement with Iran, how will he then convince the North Korean
leader, Kim Jong-un, that America will honor the commitment to
integrate North Korea into the world community if only it disarms
- the demand Mr. Trump made from the podium of the United
Nations.

ASSOCIATED PRESS
How Trump's Advisers Schooled Him on Globalism |

http://action.usglc.org/site/R?i=Id45KaDkQEd3UUkp61WcIg

Matthew Lee and Jonathan Lemire

Trump's national security team had become alarmed by the
president's frequent questioning about the value of a robust
American presence around the world. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson organized the July 20 session to lay
out the case for maintaining far-flung outposts - and to present
it, using charts and maps, in a way the businessman-turned-politician
would appreciate. It was part of the ongoing education of a president
who arrived at the White House with no experience in the military or
government and brought with him advisers deeply skeptical of what they
labeled the "globalist" worldview. In coordinated efforts
and quiet conversations, some of Trump's aides have worked for
months to counter that view, hoping the president can be persuaded to
maintain - if not expand - the American footprint and
influence abroad.


The U.S. Global Leadership Coalition
1129 20th Street NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20036
Manage Subscriptions | Unsubscribe | USGLC.org

http://action.usglc.org/site/R?i=cOeeYC1f0fY_ELYqVWsfKw
http://action.usglc.org/site/CO?i=uRFv0nE248s27fZyknYn-L5ru1Kq5TNZ&cid=0
http://action.usglc.org/site/R?i=aYiicaqviQ9iCtQPIEjzlA

http://action.usglc.org/site/R?i=0IoIytJPyRfdWFPISutUuQ