New post on *Refugee Resettlement Watch* [image: http://s0.wp.com/i/emails/blavatar.png]
[image: http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/c8383ce21989953f68758abe1ca5ebbc?s=50&d=identicon&r=G] <https://refugeeresettlementwatch.wordpress.com/author/acorcoran/> Starving the beast! Another way to set policy at the Department of State <https://refugeeresettlementwatch.wordpress.com/2017/02/28/starving-the-beast-another-way-to-set-policy-at-the-department-of-state/> by Ann Corcoran <https://refugeeresettlementwatch.wordpress.com/author/acorcoran/> *Politico* is reporting that they are getting out their worry-beads all over the world as the Trump Administration works on its first budget. Could this mean what we hope it means---a reduction in the millions of dollars we give away to the UNHCR while they dictate to us, telling us which refugees and how many America must take. [image: unhcr-headquarters-in-geneva] UN High Commissioner for Refugees huge glass-domed office building in Geneva, Switzerland. How many of your tax dollars, paid out through the DOS, keep this international organization going? Aid organizations seem to like nice buildings! *Politico* <http://www.politico.com/story/2017/02/trump-budget-state-department-235454> (it is kind of cryptic, but hopeful sounding!): *U.S. diplomats and aid workers have been afraid that President Donald Trump wants to sideline them in favor of the military.* On Monday, they got even more reason for concern. The Trump administration is developing a federal budget proposal the White House says will give defense programs a $54 billion boost while cutting funding to the other agencies, including the State Department, and especially foreign aid programs. *Lawmakers, foreign embassies and others were scrambling to get the details of the budget plan Monday*. Officials at the State Department declined to share their budget reduction targets — it was not clear if the guidance had yet been delivered to them — but some reports forecast as much as 30 percent reduction, a devastating blow. [....] Funding for the State Department and foreign assistance falls under what’s called the “international affairs budget,” a category that doesn’t include the military. *Those programs overseas* — including everything from embassy security to pandemic prevention to *refugee assistance via the United Nations* — cost roughly $58.8 billion. The vast majority of that figure goes to the State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development. [....] *On a call with reporters, officials with the Office of Management and Budget noted that most federal agencies will be expected to trim their budgets. But they singled out foreign aid programs in particular, indicating the administration believes that other countries are merely taking advantage of the United States.* *More here* <http://www.politico.com/story/2017/02/trump-budget-state-department-235454> . I wish I knew exactly how much the US Department of State is paying the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. If anyone can figure it out, send it our way! *Here is one place* <https://betterworldcampaign.org/us-un-partnership/fy17-funding-request/> to start your research! *Ann Corcoran <https://refugeeresettlementwatch.wordpress.com/author/acorcoran/>* | February 28, 2017 at 9:10 am | Tags: UNHCR <https://refugeeresettlementwatch.wordpress.com/?tag=unhcr>, US State Department <https://refugeeresettlementwatch.wordpress.com/?tag=us-state-department> | Categories: Reforms needed <https://refugeeresettlementwatch.wordpress.com/?cat=2671570>, Refugee Resettlement Program <https://refugeeresettlementwatch.wordpress.com/?cat=1345991>, Taxpayer goodies <https://refugeeresettlementwatch.wordpress.com/?cat=125998975>, Trump Watch! <https://refugeeresettlementwatch.wordpress.com/?cat=391593299> | URL: http://wp.me/p5sGi-CgT Comment <https://refugeeresettlementwatch.wordpress.com/2017/02/28/starving-the-beast-another-way-to-set-policy-at-the-department-of-state/#respond> See all comments <https://refugeeresettlementwatch.wordpress.com/2017/02/28/starving-the-beast-another-way-to-set-policy-at-the-department-of-state/#comments> *Trouble clicking?* Copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://refugeeresettlementwatch.wordpress.com/2017/02/28/st arving-the-beast-another-way-to-set-policy-at-the-department-of-state/ Thanks for flying with [image: https://s0.wp.com/i/emails/blavatar-default.png]WordPress.com <https://wordpress.com> [image: http://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?blog=1301894&post=147119&subd=refugeeresettlementwatch&ref=&email=1&email_o=wpcom&host=refugeeresettlementwatch.wordpress.com] ------------------------------ [image: Avast logo] <https://www.avast.com/antivirus> This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/antivirus> __._,_.___ ------------------------------ Posted by: "Beowulf" <[email protected]> ------------------------------ Visit Your Group <https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/grendelreport/info;_ylc=X3oDMTJmNjRyY29jBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzIwMTk0ODA2BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTMyMzY2NwRzZWMDdnRsBHNsawN2Z2hwBHN0aW1lAzE0ODgzMjY5MzQ-> [image: Yahoo! Groups] <https://groups.yahoo.com/neo;_ylc=X3oDMTJlMW5wNmI0BF9TAzk3NDc2NTkwBGdycElkAzIwMTk0ODA2BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTMyMzY2NwRzZWMDZnRyBHNsawNnZnAEc3RpbWUDMTQ4ODMyNjkzNA--> • Privacy <https://info.yahoo.com/privacy/us/yahoo/groups/details.html> • Unsubscribe <[email protected]?subject=Unsubscribe> • Terms of Use <https://info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/utos/terms/> __,_._,___ -- -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "PoliticalForum" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
![https://s0.wp.com/i/emails/blavatar-default.png]WordPress.com](https://s0.wp.com/i/emails/blavatar-default.png]WordPress.com){kind=link}
