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The House Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs held a remote hearing on the U.S. global response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken testified before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs on his department’s fiscal year 2022 budget reques…

USAID Administrator Samantha Power testified before a House Appropriations subcommittee on the agency’s fiscal year 2022 budget request. She answered a range of questions on the agency’s hum…

The House Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs met briefly to discuss fiscal year 2021 State Department spending levels. Several members gave tribut…

U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Mark Green testified before the House Appropriations Committee on President Trump’s fiscal year 2021 budget request for his ag…

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo testified before a House Appropriations subcommittee on the agency’s fiscal year 2020 budget request. Members pressed Secretary Pompeo over steep cuts to sever…

United States Agency for International Development Budget

Department of the Treasury International Programs Budget

Department of State and Foreign Assistance Budget

United States Engagement in Central America Oversight

Assistance to Combat Wildlife Trafficking Oversight

Ambassador Samantha Power testified on the fiscal year 2016 budget request for the United Nations and international organizations. Committee members also questioned her on the Iran nuclear a…

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power testified on the fiscal year 2015 budget request for the U.N. and international organizations. She covered a range of subjects, including…

Susan Rice testified on the United Nations fiscal year 2013 budget.

Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner said U.S. national security and influence was at stake as Congress considered his agency’s budget request for international programs. The total is $3.4 billio…

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said she would meet members of the Libyan opposition during a visit to Egypt and Tunisia. She also said the U.S. should not act alone in response to recent…

Richard Holbrooke and Rajiv Shah testified at an oversight hearing on U.S. civilian assistance for Afghanistan. During his testimony, Mr. Holbrooke said that there were 36 active corruption …

A hearing was held on the fiscal year 2009 appropriations for international assistance programs and U.S. contributions to international financial institutions. Members asked how the U.S. can…

Secretary Condoleezza Rice testified about the proposed fiscal year 2009 budget for foreign operations. Topics included foreign aid, foreign services personnel, increasing energy prices, Rus…