Today, President Trump requested $37.6 billion for the Department of State and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) budget in Fiscal Year (FY) 2018. This budget is responsive to the realities of the world in the 21st century, and ensures that the State Department and USAID can quickly adapt to an ever-changing international environment. Activities and programs supported in this budget will support our effort to defeat ISIS and other terrorist organizations and combat illegal migration and trafficking. U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said, “The FY 2018 budget supports the President’s commitment to make the U.S. government leaner and more accountable to the American taxpayer, while maximizing our diplomatic and engagement efforts, including with our international partners.”

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U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Johnnie Carson testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on the fiscal year 2012 budget for Africa, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on April 14, 2011. [Go to http://www.state.gov/video for more video and text transcript.]

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