2002, ISBN: 9781234619206

RareBooksClub. Paperback. New. This item is printed on demand. Paperback. 30 pages. OCLC Number: (OCoLC)50630640 Excerpt: . . . ls we can give them, then we owe the same thing to the wo… Altro …

RareBooksClub. Paperback. New. This item is printed on demand. Paperback. 30 pages. OCLC Number: (OCoLC)50630640 Excerpt: . . . ls we can give them, then we owe the same thing to the wonderful men and women of the Foreign Service, the Civil Service, and the Foreign Service nationals, who are in the front line of combat in this new world. The Congress responded with an increase of nearly 6 percent in the overall State Department budget. This year there are added stresses and increased pressures from the war on terrorism generally and the war in Afghanistan. A number of longstanding foreign policy challenges remain--the escalation of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, and its potential for destabilizing the entire Middle East region and the tensions between Pakistan and India for example. In addition, recent public opinion surveys of the Muslim world suggest growing anti-American sentiment in Islamic nations. This particularly concerns me in Southeastern Asian nations with significant Muslim populations, such as Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines, and suggests they may require greater assistance, and more intense engagement to encourage them in their efforts to combat terrorism. I agree with you Secretary Powell, that our diplomacy is an important weapon in the war on terrorism and that we must keep our diplomatic forces if you will, motivated, well equipped, well trained and prepared to do the job the Nation asks of them. The Bush administrations fiscal year 2002 State Department budget requested a total of 1. 3 billion for embassy security and worldwide security upgrades. The House concurred; the Senate passed a total of 1. 07 billion. The administration fiscal year 2002 State Department budget request emphasized three goals: improving information technology, embassy security and construction, and additional hiring of Foreign and Civil Service, as well as security personnel. Each of these priorities was intended to improve security at Department facilities around the world. The overall State Departmen. . . This item ships from La Vergne,TN., RareBooksClub<