USGLC Commends Secretary Clinton's Call for Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development...

USGLC Commends Secretary Clinton's Call for Quadrennial Diplomacy and
Development Review
Modernizing Foreign Assistance Essential to Protect our National Security

WASHINGTON, July 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Global Leadership
Coalition today released the following statement from Executive Director Liz
Schrayer on Secretary Clinton's announcement of a Quadrennial Diplomacy and
Development Review:

"The U.S. Global Leadership Coalition commends Secretary Clinton's call for a
Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review (QDDR) as an important step
toward elevating and strengthening the civilian-led tools of diplomacy and
development. The QDDR, along with President Obama's strong FY10 International
Affairs Budget request, demonstrates the Administration's commitment to a
smart power foreign policy approach to address the global challenges of the
21st century.

"As part of the USGLC's Impact '08 education initiative, we called on the
Presidential candidates to meet our global challenges by making greater
investments in our diplomatic and development programs, modernizing our
foreign assistance institutions, and improving the effectiveness of our
foreign assistance programs. We welcome today's announcement as a step toward
achieving these goals.

"The USGLC looks forward to an open and participatory process for the QDDR,
and we stand ready to work with Deputy Secretary Jack Lew, Policy, Planning
Director Anne-Marie Slaughter and the USAID Administrator in this critical
effort."

The U.S. Global Leadership Coalition (www.usglc.org) is a broad-based
influential network of 400 businesses and NGOs; national security and foreign
policy experts; and business, faith-based, academic and community leaders in
all 50 states who support a smart power approach of elevating diplomacy and
development alongside defense in order to build a better, safer world.

SOURCE U.S. Global Leadership Campaign

Matthew Corso of the U.S. Global Leadership Campaign, +1-202-730-4153