the usaid. and while i think that it's absolutely clear no one can replace the work into places like yemen and venezuela y-yankee in new york city, i want to make sure that we are going to continue to support the programs with the same mission that the funds were originallysu intended for. i have not seen with the fiscal year 2019 and 2020 money appropriated will be programmed. so where has the funding and located and specifically what program is being supported? >> in terms of the details of how every dollar went to i don't have any information before me but i would be happy to get back t' you. the activities continued with any new partners that you are aware of specifically to the beneficiaries support the mission and what was originally intended in the essence of the intent of that money. >> to get to that level of granularity i'm afraid i'd have to give this a great one for the record, i would be absolutely happy to do so. >> i would appreciate that. but i would also like to know here is can

i have to admire the work of usaid. i've encountered parts of our members and your team all around and our democracy partnerships and i always think you do so much with so little and the soft power that you exhibit and provide is such a big part of our diplomacy and that keeps us from having to use military means, but i'm a little concerned -- not a little, i'm a lot concerned with some of the people you have on your team and you've defend them recently and -- has been carden mentioned, but she is not alone as somebody who has made statements that are contrary to what should be the mission of usaid and what has been stated as the mission. her calling the u.s. a homo empire. the new religious freedom advisor who has shared numerous islamic phobic posts to his twitter and facebook pages, even called islam a barbaric cult. and then there is katrina on the advisor to you center of excellence in democracy, human rights, and governance. mes from a designated hate group as being anti-lgbtq views and opposes sexual and reproduc

how is usaid prioritizing? >> and to have lincoln in my life-- my first full day as acting administrator april 13th. on that day i sent out a video to the entire work force laying out my priernts. priorities one, physical and well-being of staff. two, was continuing around the world and part of number three was thinking through during the pandemic. it was clear to me as i aassumed the rein, it's on the fragile economies and things were going to be with us for a while. understanding this, seeing this coming down, i set up a planning cell within usaid. we're calling it the over the horizon task force. part of the goal of this task force was to break outside of silos and think collectively about the channels that usaid is going to be faced with, the challenges. not just the three months, six months. the next three, six, 10 years down the road. food insecurity is certainly one of those challenges. as we've seen, we have economic contraction throughout the world which has led to disruptions in supply chains, abiliti

milligan serves as a counselor to usaid. pray the service acting director in madagascar, mission directorate in burma comes unity of advisor for the first quadrennial diplomatic and development review, senior deputy assistant administrator for policy planning and learning. he has a bachelors degree from georgetown school of foreign service, masterson johns hopkins and is a distinguished graduate of the national war college. with that, mr. milligan, and you for coming. we want to hear what you have to say. >> thank you, chairman, ranking member menendez, members of the committee. it is really an honor to be here today. let me begin first by thanking you for your generosity which allowed the united states agency for international development to mount a robust response to the covid-19 pandemic. i've been a foreign service officer at usaid for more than 30 years and i currently serve as the agency counselor which is a senior most career official at the agency. throughout my career i have seen the united states respond to crises

usaid leads on humanitarian response. the cdc is the premier government health organization in the world. it is the only agency in the has globalment that and domestic engagement, including in pandemics, and is involved with and provides technical support to and is looked to and respected by governments and institutions in high, middle, and low income countries. as we know from this pandemic, we must be involved with every country. the cdc is built -- has built what is needed for response. more than that, the national security apparatus is needed, as you both noted. that requirement complicates coronation from the department of state. in that regard, it is important proposalsat both identify the role of the national security council. perhaps there is opportunity for cross committee authorization and legislation, which is not without precedent. from a multilateral perspective, the world has come together and created the global health security agenda. however, they are not the fire department. they provide an action plan fo

protecting our diplomatic corps and career personnel at the state department and usaid. these people who are the bedrock of our nations diplomatic efforts. all in the face of constant attacks from president trump and many of his political appointees. madam chairwoman, you have steadfastly supported our work at hdp and in doing that you've continued a bipartisan trend that began 15 years ago when jim coley chaired the subcommittee. we are very grateful and much heartened and encouraged by the support that has steadily come from thissubcommittee for our work . and we are well aware alas that this is your final market as state and foreign operations chair . you're getting and you're going to get a chorus of tributes from all around for the qualities of your leadership . principled, compassionate, persistent and collegial. those are important qualities and their qualities that are once again evident in the bill before us. so i salute you and i thank you and i look forward to working with you to see this bill through thepassage. thank you . >> and i thank you. miss leeis reco

usaid says whatever amount of resources congress provides is not going to be enough. they describe massive gaps in what they see a tidal wave of need in the making at the same time as they are trying to stop the backsliding in other infectious disease programs which because we're all on one globe, ultimately affect us. if the current trend continues, 270 million people will be without adequate food by the end of this year, an increase of 150 mildew to the pandemic alone. the u.s. peace program, title 2, has buildin been a life saver fr 60 years. people in more than 150 countries have received food aid and it's been backed strongly by both republicans and democrats in this body. it's absolutely vital to the covid-19 response. and the world food programme has undertaken the biggest humanitarian response in its history. how does that affect us in the united states? of course it does because we're interrelated and because if these problems continue in other parts of the world, ultimately they do affect us very, very much. in the united states we see it in our -- we see ou

state department prove that is exactly usaid not only delivers finished weapons to mexico the u.s. permit also includes a license to manufacture various example models in mexico including these ones some of which were originally developed and produced in germany. is that allowed. the german government has confirmed that zigzag germany has been granted a total of $26.00 permits for the transfer of technology does exult usa since 2000 . but german law requires a further license before the technology can be transferred on to mexico. that when a production line sense is approved it's approved for one location in this case the u.s. when the production actually takes place in the north frank sport would have to approve any further exports again. the government has confirmed that no such authorization exists. before for the $500.00 people behind such things are held accountable to any rate would be the job of the relevant all foreign students who as i have sent will once more have to consider whether to refer it to law enforcement authorities. just the zigzag arms manufacturing group circ

he has served in the usaid office of foreign assistance. during which time he read the u.s. humanitarian response. another complex emergencies. he's a member of who oversight advisory committee. and previously served as an independent advisory group of the bho's overseeing of the reports. i'm told that having little bit of technical difficulty with your audio. so i hope this works. >> thank you. for the opportunity to testify. i apologize that you cannot see me. i have logged in part in the new so at least we have the phone as backup. >> would you like me to repeat the second half of my opening statement. >> no, i heard it perfectly clearly on my phone. and i clearly appreciate it so much. he sai such a wonderful time. on the thank you committee for the opportunity to testify today on this important topic. the trend 20 pandemic has made incredibly clear the accordance of expanding u.s. government investment in global and during preparedness and also the linkage between that and her own domestic preparedness. within our own borders. investments like this global outbreak coope

he outlines agencies 19.6 elgin dollars budget proposal and lawmakers ask about usaid's humanitarian efforts, the pandemic potential effects of proposed budget cuts. >> the committee on foreign affairs will come to order. without objection pictures

since 2011, the state department usaid, havessies, been investing in civil society with the global equality fund through the programs mentioned. ourave been working with international law enforcement academies on hate crimes laws, rule of law issues. there has been some really spectacular diplomacy through our embassies on these issues. i would note in particular, the u.s. ambassador who, in zambia in december, really went out very publicly to denounce the prosecution of two individuals, a same-sex couple, sentenced to prison under the sodomy law, and was essentially kicked out of zambia for his outspoken concern. so, there have been some really important investments in diplomacy and funding around decriminalization and violence abatement. but i think we are concerned that increasingly, in this administration, we see the administration acting unilaterally. there was recently a statement from the core group of countries at the u.n. that addressed human rights concerns in the context of covid, particularly for lgbti individuals. the u.s. chose not to join that statement but to put out its own

rajiv, you are with rockefeller, yours with usaid, you were involved with ebola. you were with the gates foundation and you are a medical doctor the cdc has had numbers removed. there are numbers that used to appear on the cdc website. now, fortunately, for tracking coronavirus, we have the covid tracking project, we've got johns hopkins and other places, but how big a deal is it that the government removed access for people to get information from the cdc people use that information to develop policy, to come up with better ideas i mean, there's something really basic in our society about putting data out there, and this administration at a critical moment is taking data away >> well, you know, the rockefeller group that we've pulled together, which includes former republican leaders and prior republican administrations as well as democrats and scientists and investors, you know, lab industry leaders, have all agreed that data and open data should be a major pillar of the american strategy going forward. obviously, the cdc is an important conduit of such data the

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it request nearly $41 billion for the state department and usaid. to increase the development of democratic societies. it critically reflects a commitment to the strategic use of resources to provide better results for the american people. that is the top line analysis. expendituresc reflect american values. my message that they were simple. lacesump administration are founding principles at the core of american diplomacy. i want to talk about how we have done that. securing the american people's freedoms against authoritarian threats, securing lives during the pandemic, and helping friends secure unalienable rights. withve evaluated the world the same realism that the american founders did. we see the islamic republic of iran for what it is, an aggressor, not a problem -- victim. we have gone full bore on our maximum pressure campaign. we rallied nations to our side for diplomacy. we have bolstered our military readiness vis-a-vis iran. the security council must renew the u.n. arms embargo it expires on october 18. iran launches missiles at saudi o

just like we supported usaid in response to the haiti earthquake. that we supported health and human services family services during the unaccompanied children on the border. and as we supported c.d.c. in the ebola crisis. fema is not just about hurricanes, wildfires or earthquakes. we're all -- they are an all-hazard agency. strengthening that would further streamline federal response to future crises. it isn't that fema takes over but fema help miss agencies who do not do crisis response full time. who do not have the relationship with the state emergency management teams. and often find themselves struggling in those first days, first weeks to begin that response. the second part of this, i think is the stafford act. too often fema is defined by what you can declare under the stafford act. under the stafford act for major presidential declarations, congress has enumerated what would be a disaster. pandemics are absent. so are cyber attacks. in many cases certain terrorist attacks unless they involve explosion or fire could also be excluded. i thi

. >>> today i am here for the state department and usaid.ncreasing american prosperity and advancing the development of democratic societies. critically the strategic and efficient results for the american people. i want to make a bigger point. we reflect america's values. two weeks ago in philadelphia i unveiled the report of the state department's commission. i message that day was simple. we are placed at the core of american i ddiplomacy. securing american lives in the pandemic, and helping friends across the world cure those rights. on authoritarian threats, we evaluated with the same realism that the american founders did. we see the islamic republic of iron for what it is. we have gone full bore on our campaign. we slashed the vital oif revenues. we rallied nations to our side through diplomacy. and we both had military readiness. there is more work to do. the security -- they already mine ships, study oil facilities, and ships arms. should the security council fail to act we will have a freer hand to so destruction. russia too is a d

it clearly delineates the roles for the state department, usaid, and the center for disease control and prevention in responding to pandemic threats, and it directs the u.s. executive director to the world bank to begin negotiations to establish a trust fund at the world bank designed not to compete with or supplant the world health organization, but to work in tandem with the w.h.o. on incentivizing countries to mobilize their own resources for epidemic and pandemic preparedness. now, my republican colleague on the foreign relations committee finally did introduce a modest bill in response to the pandemic. in keeping with the republican effort to pretend the pandemic is over, it completely ignores the current crisis. instead, it focuses on giving legislative cover to elite proposals from the white house that seems to strip essential pandemic response functions from usaid and put them in the state department and sets up a structure at the world bank that would allow the white house to channel funding meant for the w.h.o. into another multilateral mechanism. colleagues, to say that that