State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs (114th Congress)
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Barbara Lee (CA)
Dutch Ruppersberger (MD)
Grace Meng (NY)
David Price (NC)
Jurisdiction
Diplomacy and Development
Millennium Challenge Corporation
Peace Corps
Department of State
United States Agency for International Development
Export and Trade
Export-Import Bank
Overseas Private Investment Corporation
Trade and Development Agency
Department of the Treasury
International Affairs Technical Assistance
International Financial Institutions
Related Agencies and Programs
African Development Foundation
The Asia Foundation
Broadcasting Board of Governors
Center for Middle Eastern-Western Dialogue Trust Fund
East-West Center
Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program
Inter-American Foundation
Israeli Arab Scholarship Program
National Endowment for Democracy
United States Institute of Peace
Commissions
Border Environment Cooperation Commission
Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad
Commission on International Religious Freedom
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China
International Boundary Commission
International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico
International Fisheries Commissions
International Joint Commission
United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission
Acting Administrator Lenhardt - as a fellow New Yorker I welcome you to our Subcommittee. I look forward to discussing the President's vision for development and global health. We cannot build the world we want for ourselves and future generations without a strong, stable, and well-resourced development policy.
USAID has spent the last several years endeavoring to rebuild itself as a premier development agency – on the frontlines of poverty reduction and disease eradication – while leading international efforts to advance economic opportunity, health, education, food security, and democracy activities. The efforts of you and your AID colleagues, made possible only by the continued generosity of the American taxpayer, make us all proud.
Secretary Kerry, welcome back. You continue to represent our country with passion and dedication, and I thank you for your tireless efforts. Since you were sworn in two years ago, you have worked diligently on both Middle East Peace and Iranian nuclear negotiations; faced nonstop crisis in Syria, Iraq, and Ukraine; and consistently worked to counter terrorism and advocate for human rights and humanitarian needs.
Since the last time you testified, we have seen unspeakable atrocities committed by ISIL; terrorist attacks in the heart of Europe; multiple humanitarian disasters in Africa; devastating refugee crises even on our own southern border; anti-Semitism once again dangerously on the rise; and several countries on the brink of disintegration. Diplomacy and development are needed now more than ever to address these challenges and countless other global priorities.
Madame Chairwoman, I join you in welcoming our witnesses.
This is an important hearing and I believe we all owe the thousands of U.S. personnel a debt of gratitude for combating the deadliest Ebola outbreak the world has ever seen. Last summer it was a crisis spiraling out of control, taking lives indiscriminately, and seemingly dismantling governments and economies in the process. The fact that a mere six months later we have not only prevented an explosion of infections around the world, but bent the curve downward and are in a position to reflect on what we have learned is a testament to our expertise and the fundamental generosity of the American people.