Subject: Friday, January 13, 2017
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Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2017 15:13:00 -0600

The Weekly GAB  Friday, January 13, 2017
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United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

Nomination Hearing: Mr. Rex Wayne Tillerson Of Texas, To Be Secretary
Of State
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Senator Johnny Isakson (R-GA)

"USAID, MCC, Peace Corps, those entities in the State Department
are where we use soft power to develop countries and friends at the
same time...I'm a huge supporter of those institutions and have
seen those dollars invested to help build the infrastructure of human
life within these countries. A tremendous asset for us for the future.
Do you share this belief?"

Mr. Rex Wayne Tillerson

"I do, as I commented earlier. USAID has one set of criteria
about which aid is provided, between development and disaster relief.
One of the most successful programs I've seen is the MCC,
because it has country-ownership. They have to request the grant. And
it is an advancement of their institutional capacity to get something
done. That's where you would hope that we can put all of these
countries on that pathway, to meet the needs of their people...These
are powerful tools, because they really project the best of American
compassion."

United States Institute of Peace
Passing the Baton 2017: America's Role in the World
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Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC)

"If defense doesn't mean the 150 account, you've
made a huge mistake. Mr. President-elect, if you're not willing
to invest in the lives of others, you cannot make us safe here. I have
come to conclude that. And if you don't believe me, ask any
General. General Mattis said if you cut the state Department's
budget, you better buy me more bullets. So get funding right."

Admiral James G. Stavidris, USN (Ret.)

"I would like to quickly give a shout out. We've talked a
lot about military, we've talked a lot about diplomats. I want
to draw a line under those who do development: USAID, our NGOs, the
Peace Corps. Many of them stand at risk every single day. And that is
also part of our security, and also an underfunded part of our
security."

USGLC in the News

REALCLEARDEFENSE
Profile on General James Mattis  |

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James Mattis, who retired as a four star General from the Marine Corps
in 2013 with 44 years of military service, is one of America's
most respected military leaders and a long-time champion for investing
in America's civilian tools of development and diplomacy to
protect U.S. national security. As the combatant commander who oversaw
the entire Middle East and Central Asia, he told the Senate Armed
Services Committee in 2013: "If you don't fund the State
Department fully, then I need to buy more ammunition." Often
called "Mad Dog Mattis" and the "Warrior
Monk", the retired general is a leading voice on the strategic
need to strengthen and elevate civilian power.

THE HILL

Mattis and Tillerson Have a Chance to Strengthen US Global Leadership

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Michelle Nunn is President and CEO of CARE USA. Chris Policinski is
President and CEO of Land O'Lakes Inc.

If confirmed, Gen. James Mattis and ExxonMobil chief executive officer
Rex Tillerson have an opportunity to forge a meaningful working
relationship-just as Secretaries Rice and Gates did-to
double down on the importance of America's civilian tools. Our
complex world demands nothing less. Effective U.S. leadership in the
21st century requires all the tools in America's arsenal to
properly coordinate civilian and military strengths, support American
values, and pilot our nation's leadership to new heights. In
order to meet America's security and economic interests, our
nation must invest in our civilian and defense tools, and ensure they
work together.

Transition 2017

NPR

5 Top Moments From Rex Tillerson's Hearing to Be Secretary of State |

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Jessica Taylor

Secretary of State nominee Rex Tillerson had a tense confirmation
hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday,
clashing even with Republican members over his views on Russia,
international human-rights violations and the lobbying and dealmaking
of Exxon Mobil when he was CEO. Predictably, much of the committee's
questions dealt with Tillerson's views on how he would deal with
Russia. Trump has expressed unusual admiration for the country and its
president, Vladimir Putin, and openly desired to have a better
relationship with Russia, even as U.S. intelligence has found that the
country engaged in cyber attacks to meddle in the U.S. elections.

FOREIGN POLICY

Splitting From Trump, Defense Pick Mattis Slams Russia, Supports Iran
Deal  |

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Paul McLeary

Retired Marine Gen. James Mattis, President-elect Donald Trump's
nominee to become the next secretary of defense, staked out sharply
divergent views from those of his potential boss on Thursday, strongly
backing NATO, lambasting Russia, and accepting the Iran nuclear deal.
He also showed little appetite for rolling back a slate of Defense
Department social reforms hated by the Republican Party. Most
pointedly, Mattis offered lawmakers in Congress a full-throated
endorsement of the NATO alliance, countering months of campaign-trail
rhetoric from Trump, who suggested the United States gains little from
the alliance and carries too much of the burden.

Who's in the News

POLITICO
Yes, a Bipartisan Foreign Policy Is Possible-Even Now

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Madeleine K. Albright, Stephen Hadley, and Nancy Lindborg

Following the most divisive presidential campaign in our
country's modern history, calls for bipartisanship may seem
old-fashioned and naïve. But a bipartisan approach to foreign policy
is achievable and remains essential for our security at home and
stability around the globe. The world does not pose its challenges in
neat four- or eight-year increments; they span the course of
administrations and election cycles. We know from our own careers that
achieving consensus is hard. Not every bipartisan policy has been
successful, yet virtually every successful foreign policy initiative
has been bipartisan.

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
Take a Patriotic Vacation to Johnstown, Pa.

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Bill Lane recently retired as director of global government affairs at
Caterpillar, Inc.

Americans may lose sight that money spent overseas by American
tourists has the same economic effect as buying steel from Japan or
air conditioners from Mexico, which some think hurts American jobs.
That is where protectionism comes in. The best way to enact it is by
implementing a foreign-travel tariff, just like the proposed 35% to
45% levy on foreign goods. Sarcasm aside, of course there's a
downside. George H.W. Bush called protectionism fool's gold. He
was right, but it is much worse. Protectionism-on goods or
travel-erodes individual freedoms, isolates us from the world,
and lowers our standard of living. Worse, it quickly metastasizes,
turning an optimistic, outward-looking people inward. Suddenly all
foreign lands are threats rather than markets of opportunity. And
foreigners are adversaries or even enemies instead of new customers or
potential friends.

Development & Diplomacy

THE HILL

Global Health Is Good Business - Trump Should Get in the
Prosperity

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Chris Collins is president of Friends of the Global Fight Against
AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.

As President-elect Trump considers submitting a fiscal year 2018
budget request to Congress, scores of government funding issues will
be intensely debated. America's investment in global health is
one area that should stand outside the political fray. There are few
issues that have won such consistent bipartisan support or, at a
fraction of 1 percent of the federal budget, have produced such
concrete economic, security and humanitarian gains for the country and
the world. By helping to build more stable and capable partners,
global health efforts in turn boost U.S. national security objectives.
But our efforts against deadly epidemics remain underfunded.

NEWSWEEK

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Gueterres: My Vision for Revitalizing
the United Nations

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António Guterres is Secretary-General of the United Nations.

The greatest shortcoming of the international community today is its
failure to prevent conflict and maintain global security. As
secretary-general of the United Nations, I have called for a surge in
diplomacy for peace and appealed for 2017 to be a year for peace. The
United Nations was born from war. Today, we must be here for peace.
Preventing conflict means going back to basics-strengthening
institutions and building resilient societies.

Politics & Foreign Policy

THE NEW YORK TIMES

Chinese State Media Denounce Rex Tillerson's Call to Block
Island Access  |

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Javier C. Hernandez

The Chinese state news media lashed out at Rex W. Tillerson,
President-elect Donald J. Trump's nominee for secretary of
state, on Friday, warning that his call to deny China access to
islands it has constructed in the South China Sea could provoke a
conflict. Mr. Tillerson said during a confirmation hearing this week
before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that China's
efforts to build islands in the sea and to equip some with military
equipment were illegal, and he drew comparisons to Russia's
annexation of Crimea in 2014. State-run news outlets in China angrily
denounced Mr. Tillerson's remarks on Friday, vowing to counter
any effort by the United States to intervene in the strategically
significant waterway, which Beijing argues has been its territory
since ancient times.

THE HILL
Cruz, Graham Offer Bill to Cut Off Funding to UN Over Israel Vote  |

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Jordain Carney

GOP Sens. Lindsey Graham (S.C.) and Ted Cruz (Texas) introduced
legislation on Thursday that would cut off funding to the United
Nations over a recent resolution denouncing Israeli settlements. The
bill would stop the flow of funds until the president confirms the
repeal of a U.N. Security Council resolution that called Israel's
expansion into Palestinian territories a violation of international
law. "Congress must hold the U.N. accountable and use our leverage as
its largest contributor to push for the repeal of this resolution,
making it clear to the world that Congress stands unequivocally
against efforts to undermine Israel," he [Cruz] added.

ABC NEWS
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Vanessa Gera

American soldiers rolled into Poland on Thursday, fulfilling a dream
some Poles have had since the fall of communism in 1989 to have U.S.
troops on their soil as a deterrent against Russia. U.S. and other
Western nations have carried out exercises on NATO's eastern flank in
past years, but the new deployment - which includes some 3,500
U.S. troops - marks the first-ever continuous deployment to the
region by a NATO ally. But Russia says it's the one who is threatened.
"These actions threaten our interests, our security," President
Vladimir Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Thursday. "Especially as
it concerns a third party building up its military presence near our
borders. It's not even a European state."

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