by Alliance Staff | Jun 20, 2017 | Federal Register, Funding, Policy Monitor Weekly Digest, Public Diplomacy, USAID
In a recent Politico article, retired Admiral Mike Mullen and retired General James Jones make a case for global engagement and international aid, urging Congress not to accept the Trump administration’s proposed FY2018 budget, specifically the 32% cut to the Department of State and USAID accounts. They warn:
by Alliance Staff | Aug 2, 2016 | Barack Obama, Federal Register, Policy Monitor Weekly Digest, Public Diplomacy, USAID
The Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI), a program launched by President Barack Obama in 2010 to empower young entrepreneurial African leaders, is holding its 2016 Presidential Summit in Washington D.C. this week. The Summit welcomes 1,000 fellows from the initiative’s flagship program, the Mandela Washington Fellowship (MWF), double the number of fellows in the 2014 inaugural cohort.
by Alliance Staff | Jun 27, 2016 | Federal Register, USAID
Below please find the listing of Federal Register announcements issued by the U.S. Departments of State, Education, and Homeland Security, and USAID since 6/27/2016.
If you would like more information on any items on the list, please email opina@alliance-exchange.org and provide the item number located next to the announcement. Requests are processed on a daily basis. Please feel free to contact us with additional questions.
by Alliance Staff | Jun 29, 2015 | Department of State News, Exchanges in the Media, Federal Register, Study Abroad, USAID
With a civil war raging in their home country that has already killed thousands of civilians, 31 Yemeni high school exchange students are “trapped by uncertainty” as their U.S.