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Well, there's no shortage of names swirling for America's
top diplomat post - and the apparent list just grew over this
past weekend! From Romney, Giuliani, Bolton, Corker, and Petraeus to
now Huntsman, Stavridis, Tillerson, and Manchin - we're
tracking it all.


Here's our latest GLOBAL GAB with updates on the Secretary of
Defense nomination of USGLC friend General James Mattis, along with
other transition team news - and details on the budget showdown
this week.

Liz
Liz Schrayer, USGLC

THE GLOBAL GAB
December 6, 2016


"MAD DOG" MATTIS. A passionate supporter of the
USGLC's mission, the Secretary of Defense nominee General James
Mattis has been a leading voice on the importance of diplomacy and
development alongside defense - famously saying, "If you
don't fund the State Department fully, then I need to buy more
ammunition." An active member of our National Security Advisory
Council, the general has traveled the country as one of our top
military speakers. Check out our full Mattis profile.

http://action.usglc.org/site/R?i=wMY-C3OVmNSxvTPUOKg43Q


WAIVER WATCH. While the Mattis nomination has strong support, the
retired general needs a Congressional waiver to serve in the
Administration since he hasn't been out of the military for more
than seven years. The only other time this has happened was for the
nomination of General George C. Marshall - whose "Marshall
Plan" helped rebuild Europe after World War II and represented a
landmark of U.S. foreign assistance. Time for a "Mattis
Plan"?


PLUM POSITIONS. With only 45 days until President-elect Trump takes
office, the transition effort is in full-swing, operating out of what
some have dubbed "White House North" at Trump Tower. The
official "Plum Book" was just released, listing 9,000
political positions to be filled by the incoming Administration.
We've identified the top 100 foreign policy posts that most
impact development and diplomacy in our own GLOBAL PLUM BOOK. A quick
run-down of the related picks so far:
* NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR. A former intelligence leader, Lt.
Gen. Michael Flynn has focused largely on the threat of ISIS. He
joined the USGLC at the Republican National Convention at an
event we hosted with the International Republican Institute, and
while he didn't say anything directly on development and
diplomacy, he called for the fight against terrorism to be part
of a broader U.S. diplomatic and economic strategy.

http://action.usglc.org/site/R?i=RTO2MCqunaf2KidRlblxXQ


* DEPUTY ADVISOR. K.T. McFarland is a long-time friend of the
USGLC, having moderated many of our programs including those
with Generals Mattis and Petraeus, as well as Admiral Mullen. A
national security expert with decades of public service in the
Nixon, Ford, and Reagan Administrations, she has a strong track
record supporting effective development and diplomacy to advance
U.S. interests.

* AMBASSADOR TO THE U.N. Nominee Nikki Haley's foreign
policy experience largely orbits around trade and securing
foreign economic investment in South Carolina. While the
well-respected governor has not spoken out about international
affairs programs, she is close to many USGLC friends on our
South Carolina Advisory Committee and has often associated
herself with Senator Lindsey Graham's foreign policy
stances.

http://action.usglc.org/site/R?i=gMOur6r9-v08zD5leVGAZQ


* CIA DIRECTOR. National security hawk Congressman Mike Pompeo has
participated in several USGLC events, including serving as
Senator Marco Rubio's surrogate during our South Carolina

http://action.usglc.org/site/R?i=MJQuPQDjKOEuEfMyCmN5Sw

Impact 2016 event. His voting record on our issues has steadily
improved, and he's shown a growing interest in global food
security.

* HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. Just before Thanksgiving, the USGLC
hosted House Budget Chairman Tom Price in Atlanta for our last
state event of the year. While he's now nominated for
Health and Human Services Secretary, Price told the gathering,
"By strengthening U.S. development and diplomacy,
alongside defense, we expand the global marketplace...
create opportunity, and keep our citizens safe here at
home."


http://action.usglc.org/site/R?i=e5UPi4vTFy5VODugyXd0cA

BUDGET DEADLINE. With a looming deadline for a spending deal this
Friday, lawmakers could unveil a proposal as soon as today. Two things
we're watching: 1) How long the package goes - maybe until
March or April, and 2) A critical proposal from the current
Administration to provide much-needed additional resources to the
State Department and USAID in the fight against ISIS. We'll keep
you posted.


MOSUL'S CHILDREN. A troubling stat from Save the
Children's Carolyn Miles: "More than one million children
who have been living under ISIS in Iraq have either been out of school
or forced to learn from an ISIS curriculum."


MEDAL WORTHY. Called impatient optimists, Bill and Melinda Gates were
among the newest recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom
- our nation's highest civilian honor - for their
work to catalyze change in the fight against poverty. Check out
Melinda's post where she called the award "especially
humbling," because the world's most generous couple feels
like their work "is only just beginning."

http://action.usglc.org/site/R?i=4tMWvlnohdqS1Pl1YdV7lg


DID YOU KNOW? On World AIDS Day, American leadership has saved a
record number of 11.5 million lives from HIV/AIDS. In 2003, only
50,000 were receiving life-saving support in sub-Saharan Africa.


PEACE COLOMBIA. After a narrow referendum loss for the long-negotiated
peace deal this past October, Colombia's Congress just voted
overwhelmingly for a revised peace accord with the FARC rebels. The
agreement ends five decades of fighting, marking a new chapter for
America's third largest export market in Latin America.


OPINION LEADERS. Unlikely bipartisan duo - Democratic Atlanta
Mayor Kasim Reed and former Republican Senator Saxby Chambliss -
published a terrific op-ed in the Atlanta Journal Constitution last
weekend. And two USGLC leaders penned this piece in the Deseret News
alongside our event in Utah featuring Senator Orrin Hatch and
Congressman Jason Chaffetz. Both are worth reading.
http://action.usglc.org/site/R?i=mG81udDLj4lUoF3kIDbXVw

http://action.usglc.org/site/R?i=RL2GACpwAbm1Sk3sOGvJ3Q


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