Subject: Remarkable past 24 hours
From: "Liz.Schrayer" <[email-masked]>
To: "Liz.Schrayer" <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2017 21:47:06 +0000

Dear Board of Directors,

Remarkable: In the past 24 hours, the NY Times<https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/29/opinion/ignoring-diplomacys-past-and-its-future-promise.html?action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=opinion-c-col-left-region%AEion=opinion-c-col-left-region&WT.nav=opinion-c-col-left-region> and USA Today<http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/03/30/state-department-cuts-risk-lives-editorials-debates/99666196/> editorial boards - plus Hillary Clinton in a major address - all mention our military letter in their critique of the Administration's budget cuts to State Department.

Also this week, we hosted a breakfast featuring Madeleine Albright for House Democratic freshmen with NDI.  And next week, I have been invited to address Democratic senators on this issue.

Yet as we build support in Congress, there are some very concerning rumors churning around unilateral reforms as well as budget preparation at State and USAID. We're monitoring them closely and planning some interventions when possible.

More next week,

Liz

Liz Schrayer, USGLC