by Maggie Feldman-Piltch | Aug 5, 2014 | Monitor
In a recent op-ed on Globalist.com, former Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs and ASP Consensus Member Tara Sonenshine re-framed the ongoing Ebola crisis as a challenge and an opportunity for public diplomacy. Acknowledging the...
by Maggie Feldman-Piltch | Jul 21, 2014 | Monitor
The Senate is set to vote on the confirmation of two ambassadors today, Eunice Reddick as Ambassador to Niger and Michael Lawson as Ambassador to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). While this is welcome progress, it is not enough. The alarming...
by Maggie Feldman-Piltch | Jul 18, 2014 | Monitor
An op-ed in today’s LA Times by LTGen Claudia Kennedy USA (Ret.) and BGen Stephen Cheney USMC (Ret.), both of the American Security Project, call on the Senate to prioritize the confirmation of the more than 40 nominees for vacant ambassadorial positions. The...
by Maggie Feldman-Piltch | Jul 15, 2014 | Monitor
On July 8th, Secretary Kerry published an op-ed in Politico Magazine entitled, “Why Is the Senate Hobbling American Diplomacy?” 53 State Department nominations, 37 of which have already been confirmed by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, await confirmation by...
by Maggie Feldman-Piltch | Jul 2, 2014 | Monitor
According to a Kaiser Family Foundation 2013 survey, the average estimate of the federal budget devoted to foreign aid is 28%. 61% of respondents believe the United States spends too much on foreign assistance and significant cuts are necessary. In reality foreign...
