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Most people understand, in a basic sense, that diplomacy and development are important. However, we don’t often hear how agencies like the State Department and USAID are operating around the [...]

Today, Reuters reports that diplomacy and development programs face a “death of 1,000 cuts” in Congress: House Republicans have proposed whacking another $8.6 billion from the budget for the [...]

Last week, the House State and Foreign Operations Committee approved an international affairs budget that endangers critical global diplomatic and development initiatives:   The [...]

Today, Rep. Ellen Tauscher (D-CA) had her confirmation hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for her new position as Undersecretary of State for Arms Control and International [...]

Key positions announced as of 12/1/08: Frequently updated at:  http://livableworld.org/news/obama_key_positions/ White House Chief of Staff: Rahm Emanuel Deputy Chief of Staff:Jim Messina Deputy [...]