OK I get it, you’re all skippy about budget reductions and really seem focused on the State Dept’s Cultural Exchange programs need to be less and less. But how about the cuts in Security!? Remember the lack of security in Benghazi that everyone freaked about? Oh Yeah I forgot, no one cares about another Benghazi ever happening (until it does) and the many reasons as to why it happened. How’s that making you skip – PB/TK
Why President Trump’s State Department Budget Cuts Are Inspiring – By Omari Faulkner / June 15 2017
The Trump administration seeks a 32 percent decrease in funding for the State Department and U.S. Agency for International Development in fiscal year 2018. If adopted, this budget reduction would not send the organization responsible for creating and deploying U.S. international relations into oblivion.
Since President George Washington appointed Thomas Jefferson to be the first U.S. secretary of State in 1789, the role of the State Department has shifted on countless occasions, depending on who occupies the White House and Congress. Through varying political and foreign policy methodologies, the U.S. diplomacy engine’s foundational pillars have remained consistent. The department’s mission is to advance freedom for the benefit of the American people and international community. To do this, diplomacy is vital.
I Love State’s Programs, But Diplomacy Is About People
The Department of State changed my life. It opened my eyes to a world that was completely unknown to me at the time. After college, I was selected to lead a cultural exchange program that connected average Americans like myself with youth, civic leaders, and community members in remote areas across the globe. During a time of war the opportunity to travel the world representing my country as a cultural envoy and, most importantly, the experiences gained from learning about different perspectives and cultures, changed my life’s purpose and provided me a lifelong mission of providing others the same opportunity I received.
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