U.S. Global Leadership Campaign

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U.S. Global Leadership Campaign

• Congressional Briefing
• FY06 International Affairs Budget Request
• February 17, 2005

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Summary of FY06 150 International Affairs Budget
Request

• Overall International Affairs 150 Account
• FY 2006 Request 33.63 billion
• FY 2005 Enacted 29.72 billion
• Increase from FY 2005-2006 3.91 billion (13
  increase)
• Foreign Operations Account
• FY 2006 Request 22.82 billion
• FY 2005 Enacted 19.71 billion
• Increase from FY 2005-2006 3.11 billion (15
  increase)
• State Operations in Commerce, Justice, State
  Account
• FY 2006 Request 9.82 billion
• FY 2005 Enacted 8.75 billion
• Increase from FY 2005-2006 1.07 billion (12
  increase)
• Agricultural Programs
• FY 2006 Request 985 million
• FY 2005 Enacted 1.26 billion
• Decrease from FY 2005-2006 -280 million (22
  decrease)

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Source OMB FY2006 Summary
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American Public Still Overestimates Funding for
Foreign Assistance

• COKIE ROBERTS ABC did a poll this week
  asking people about Social Security and it gets
  back to the age-old problem, people have no
  concept of what the government spends money on.
  So that they said, you know, defense, yes, that's
  true. We spend a great deal on defense. The next
  program they thought we spent money on?GEORGE
  STEPHANOPOULOSForeign aid.ROBERTSForeign aid,
  which is less than one percent of the budget.
• -- ABC s This Week, Sunday February 13, 2005

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Requested Increase for FY06 International Affairs
Budget as a percentage of the overall FY06
Federal Budget

• 0.13

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Sen. Lugar cites underfunding of 150 Account
since Cold War

• I have spoken often of the diminishment of U.S.
  foreign policy capabilities and resources that
  took place during the 1990s. The Foreign Affairs
  budget has been under funded since the end of the
  Cold War. The American public generally
  understands that the United States reduced
  military spending in the 1990s following the fall
  of the Soviet Union. Few are aware, however,
  that this peace dividend spending reduction theme
  was applied even more unsparingly to our foreign
  affairs programs. In constant dollars, the
  foreign affairs budget was cut in six consecutive
  years from 1992 to 1998.
• -- Opening Remarks, 2/16/05 Hearing on FY06
  International Affairs Budget Request

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Business Support for International Affairs Budget

• As a business person, I understand the value of
  an investment and the importance of getting a
  good return on my dollar. Thats what we get when
  we fund our diplomatic efforts and international
  programs.
• -- James Owens, CEO of Caterpillar, Remarks at
  USGLC 10/14/04 Tribute Dinner for Secretary
  Powell

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Sen. Voinovich calls 150 as important as DOD for
National Security

• there's a lot of areas where people want money,
  and there's only so much that's there, and I do
  believe that your department is as important to
  our national security as the Defense Department
  and we're going to have to start to reevaluate
  the way we spend our money around here if we are
  going to deal with this new challenge that we
  have of global terrorism.
• -- Remarks at 1/18/05 SFRC Confirmation Hearing
  for Condoleezza Rice

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OMB Submission to Congress Groups 150 w/ Defense
and Homeland Security
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3-D 2002 National Security Strategy

• DEFENSE
• We will defend the peace by opposing and
  preventing violence by terrorists and outlaw
  regimes.
• DIPLOMACY
• We will preserve the peace by fostering an era
  of good relations among the world's great
  powers.
• DEVELOPMENT
• And we will extend the peace by seeking to
  extend the benefits of freedom and prosperity
  across the globe.
• -- Condoleezza Rice Discusses Presidents
  National Security Strategy. October 1, 2002 at
  White House

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Uniformed Military Intel Sees Threats from
Failing States

• A number of factors virtually assure a terrorist
  threat for years to comeDespite recent reforms,
  terrorist organizations draw from societies with
  poor or failing economies, ineffective
  governments and inadequate education systems.
• -- Vice Admiral Lowell E. Jacoby, Director of the
  Defense Intelligence Agency, Testimony before the
  Senate Intelligence Committee, 2-24-04.

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9/11 Commission Recognizes Importance of 150
Account

• long-term success demands the use of all
  elements of national power diplomacy,
  intelligence, covert action, law enforcement,
  economic policy, foreign aid, public diplomacy
  and homeland defense.''

From Chapter 12 of 9/11 Commission Report, What
to Do? A Global Strategy
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Former Secretaries Baker and Christopher
Underscore 9/11 Commission Recommendations for
150 Account

• The Sept. 11 commission devoted itself to
  examining ways America could be made safer, and
  it determined that initiatives such as those
  funded by the international affairs budget are
  essential tools in the U.S. foreign policy
  arsenal We strongly support one of the
  commission's key recommendations for making our
  country safe investing in the non-military tools
  of national security.
• More Ways to Stay Safe by James A. Baker III
  and Warren Christopher. Washington Post Friday,
  December 17, 2004

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156 Members of Congress Called for Increase in
FY06 International Affairs Budget

• We are more convinced than ever that America
  must remain engaged in the world and utilize all
  of the tools and resources that strengthen U.S.
  national interests -- including the International
  Affairs Budget. As you prepare the FY06 Federal
  Budget, we urge you to support substantially
  increased funding for international affairs
  programs.
• -- December 14, 2004 letter to President Bush

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