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Resolutions Adopted at the
67th Annual Conference of Mayors
New Orleans, Louisiana
June 11-15, 1999 |
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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
SUPPORT FOR THE INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS BUDGET
WHEREAS, U.S. cities are the front line in developing trade and economic
development opportunities abroad; and
WHEREAS, the Congress has responsibly passed a supplemental spending bill to
meet the urgent needs in Kosovo and Southeast Europe as well as Central America and
Jordan; and
WHEREAS, we must heed a central lesson of this century, which is that problems
abroad, if left unattended, will all too often come home to the United States; and
WHEREAS, supporting efforts to counter terror, or fight drugs, or halt
proliferation, or promote U.S. exports, or prevent the abuse of human rights are
impossible without credible resource commitments,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that The United States Conference of Mayors urges
the Congress to fund the FY2000 USG Foreign Affairs Budget (150 Account) at the
President’s request level of $21 billion, less than 1% of the federal budget.
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