Subject: Haley Steps Down at UN, plus Melania in Africa and Pence on China
From: "Liz Schrayer, USGLC" <[email-masked]>
To: "Hunter Biden" <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 09 Oct 2018 10:55:08 -0500

Clearly, the nation and world is abuzz with the president accepting
Ambassador Nikki Haley's resignation from her post as
America's top diplomat at the UN - rumors, but no news on
who will replace her just yet. More details below.

In other news, I'm pleased to see that global development
continues to be an issue that brings both sides of the aisle together
- even in a season when partisanship seems to be boiling over.

Here is why - last week, with the backing of the Administration,
the House and Senate passed the BUILD Act, legislation that will
dramatically strengthen America's development finance capacity,
a winning tool to enhance our global economic competitiveness while
helping fight global poverty. And this wasn't the only
legislative success.

Lots more to share down below in this latest edition of the GLOBAL GAB
- including First Lady Melania Trump's trip to Africa with
USAID. And don't miss the cameo clip of three former Secretaries
of State - all USGLC advisors - on the TV hit Madam
Secretary. Nice plug for the power of diplomacy and U.S. engagement in
the world.
 
Take care,
 
Liz
Liz Schrayer, USGLC

THE GLOBAL GAB: Haley Steps Down at UN, plus Melania in Africa and
Pence on China
October 9, 2018

HALEY STEPS DOWN. Speaking from the Oval Office minutes ago,
Ambassador Haley touted her successes of helping reform the UN,
telling reporters: "It has been an honor of a lifetime."
She said she will be staying on until the end of the year and the
president plans to name a successor in 2 to 3 weeks. As one of the
USGLC's 2017 Tribute Dinner honorees, Haley played a leadership
role in drawing the world's attention to a range of humanitarian
crises including the horrific famines impacting 30 million people
around the world.

THE BUILD ACT. With final passage of the BUILD Act in Congress, this
game-changing bipartisan legislation will put America's
development finance agenda on steroids - and was signed into law
by President Trump on Friday evening.   Our statement is here.

http://action.usglc.org/site/R?i=QeobU1vi5aOVgBdnHtRHsw

*  BE SMART. This move - key in our competition with China
- will not only double America's total development
finance portfolio to $60 billion, but will also streamline most
of these finance tools under a new standalone agency: the
International Development Finance Corporation. A winning move.
 
*  THE CHAMPIONS. A big hat tip to Senators Corker (R-TN) and Coons
(D-DE) alongside Reps. Yoho (R-FL) and Smith (D-WA) who drove
this legislation across the finish line - along with the
Administration's development finance chief Ray Washburne.
 
*  VEEP. In a major China speech last week, Vice President Pence
gave a shout-out: "I'm also pleased to announce that
we're streamlining our international development and
finance programs. We'll be giving foreign nations a just
and transparent alternative to China's debt trap
diplomacy."

MORE BIPARTISANSHIP? And at the same time, the Global Food Security
Act crossed the finish line thanks to Senators Corker (R-TN), Isakson
(R-GA), and Casey (D-PA) alongside Reps. Royce (R-CA), Smith (R-NJ),
and McCollum (D-MN). This legislation will help strengthen
America's Feed the Future initiative for another 5 years -
and continues a steady drumbeat of 5 bipartisan global development
bills passed in the 115th Congress.

BUDGET ROUNDUP. Congress has achieved one of its most productive
appropriations seasons in a long time. Five appropriations bills were
signed into law before the fiscal year ended on September 30th -
yet the State-Foreign Operations bill was not one of them. The State
Department, USAID and other agencies are currently operating under a
Continuing Resolution until after the election - expect to see
more action in December.

UNGA WEEK. As hundreds of motorcades clogged Manhattan for the opening
of the UN General Assembly last month, a couple important issues to
highlight:

*  COUNTER NARCOTICS. On day one of UNGA, more than 120 countries
joined the president's call to action to counter narcotics
around the world. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres
reinforced a similar message that the USGLC recently addressed
in an op-ed on combatting the opioid epidemic. Guterres also
called the situation "heartbreaking" and applauded
President Trump for "focusing a global spotlight on the world
drug problem... we have never needed it more."

http://action.usglc.org/site/R?i=C54UihQXgnGIXvhKlEXsXg

*  TACKLING TB. Countries pledged $13 billion a year by 2022 to
defeat tuberculosis - the world's number one
infectious killer with 1.3 million deaths last year. While there
were no new global pledges from the U.S., USAID announced a
"new performance-based Global Accelerator to End
TB." Since 2000, USAID has helped reduce TB-related deaths
in half, saving more than 54 million lives.

POTUS ON AID. As part of his UNGA speech, President Trump announced
that Secretary Pompeo would lead a new foreign assistance review
- after a controversial National Security Council process. He
added: "Moving forward, we are only going to give foreign aid to
those who respect us and, frankly, are our friends" adding that
few countries "give anything to us." His comments were met
with swift bipartisan skepticism from Capitol Hill and beyond:

*  Instantly taking to Twitter, Council on Foreign Relations
President Richard Haass wrote: "Actually, foreign aid is a
tool used to protect US security interests, fight terrorists,
combat disease, help refugees, promote democracy, expand trade,
and more."
 
*  A member of the Freedom Caucus, Rep. Yoho spoke out: "I
agree 100 percent with General Mattis, if you cut foreign aid,
go ahead and the money you thought you saved buy more ammunition
'cause you're going to need it." He added that
it's important to have good policies in place so that they
don't change "at a whim."
 
*  Ranking Member on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Eliot
Engel, weighed in as well: "Congress determines how much
we spend on foreign policy and we will continue to assert our
prerogatives."

WORLD CUP. Taking the stage at the Concordia Summit, IRC President
David Miliband joined H.E. Hassan Al Thawadi of Qatar to announce a
new multi-year partnership to spotlight the global refugee crisis as
the Middle East hosts its first World Cup in 2022.

#GOALKEEPERS18. Convening their second annual event to accelerate
progress on the Sustainable Development Goals, Bill and Melinda Gates
brought together luminaries including French President Emmanuel
Macron, singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran, and Nobel Peace Laureate Kailash
Satyarthi. Worth the read: the 2018 Goalkeepers Report.
http://action.usglc.org/site/R?i=RAKr79c39RNQLfkofa20NA

MELANIA IN AFRICA. On her first solo international trip, Melania Trump
traveled with USAID chief Mark Green to Africa - making a
whirlwind tour to 4 countries in 5 days. With stops in Ghana, Malawi,
Kenya, and Egypt, she focused on children - including maternal
and newborn care, education, and the economic empowerment of families.
Before departing, she told leaders at the UN General Assembly in New
York: "I am so proud of the work this Administration is doing
through USAID." Check out the First Lady's Flickr photo
gallery from the trip.
http://action.usglc.org/site/R?i=FMkcoLf3c1glN3sT15yhEA

CHEF JOSE ANDRES. At the Atlantic Ideas Festival, celebrity chef Jose
Andres gave a shout-out to USAID: "The best money America can do
is investing in USAID and making sure every country around the world
does better. That's the safety of America. It's a very
simple solution."

AFRICA DESK. Congrats to Tibor Nagy who was just sworn in as the State
Department's Assistant Secretary for African Affairs. While he
has to step aside from our USGLC Texas Advisory Committee, we're
proud to see one of our own taking on this important role in the
Administration.

RUST BELT STOP. Marking International Peace Day in Dayton, the USGLC
joined Rep. Mike Turner at Wright State University with an impressive
crowd of Ohio business and community leaders. Also joining in: former
Governor Bob Taft and P&G's Tara Hogan Charles along with
the Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce and the Dayton Region
Manufacturer's Association.

*  TOP QUOTE. Rep. Turner made the case to his constituents why the
U.S. provides foreign assistance around the world: "Beyond
just the issue of what our military might does, we are very
active in areas of development in countries that make a
difference to the ability of people to have human
dignity."

MADAM SECRETARY. Premiering this past Sunday night, three of the
USGLC's finest joined the Madam Secretary season 5 debut -
Secretaries Albright, Powell, and Clinton - all members of
USGLC's bipartisan National Advisory Council to reinforce the
power of America's global leadership. Watch the CBS clip on how
the magic came together.
http://action.usglc.org/site/R?i=T69WBqYujjU20DhciGpu-A

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