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Effort Launched to Engage Presidential Candidates on International Affairs WASHINGTON, DC, July 25, 2007 — PSI Board Member and former Secretary of Defense Frank Carlucci and former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright have launched an effort called “Impact ‘08” to compel the 2008 presidential candidates to define new visions for U.S. foreign policy and national security that will prioritize greater investments in international development and diplomacy. Carlucci and Albright joined a long list of national leaders including former military, administration and political leaders, both Republicans and Democrats, in releasing a statement today that called on “all of the 2008 presidential candidates to elevate and strengthen our non-military tools of global engagement to build a better, safer, more prosperous America and world.” The signatories include former cabinet members James Baker, Harold Brown, Warren Christopher, William Cohen and Henry Kissinger; former senators Tom Daschle, Bill Frist and Gary Hart; and generals Wesley Clark and Barry McCaffrey, among others. The statement was released at the launch of “Impact ‘08: Building a Better, Safer World,” a national campaign by the Center for U.S. Global Engagement, to elevate support for foreign assistance in the 2008 presidential campaign. Carlucci and Albright are co-chairs of Impact ’08. The Impact ’08 campaign seeks to draw the attention of the candidates and their advisers to the long track record of development assistance, global health and diplomatic efforts in bolstering the United States’ security and moral values. PSI is an active member of the Center’s parent organization, the U.S. Global Leadership Campaign, which unites business, foreign policy, humanitarian, faith-based, community and military leaders around the country in support of a strong international affairs budget. Through Impact ’08, the Center for U.S. Global Engagement will be
organizing foreign policy forums in a number of the early primary and
key election states, engaging with candidates and their advisers through
meetings, town halls and other events to encourage greater debate on,
and support for, issues of global health, development, and diplomacy.
Impact ’08 is tracking the presidential candidates’ statements and
positions on foreign policy and foreign assistance on the Center’s
website: www.usglobalengagement.org |
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