JOURNALISTS MEDIA CALL
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1st, 2 PM EST; 11 AM PST
On Monday, February 1, 2010, the Global AIDS Alliance and RESULTS will hold a MEDIA CALL in response to President Obama's FY11 budget proposal. President Obama's plan for a $63 billion Global Health Initiative will be included in the proposed budget.
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The President's proposals reflect a genuine improvement in the U.S. approach to global security and development. However, without sufficient funding for implementation, the President's good intentions are relegated to mere rhetoric. As long as a gap persists between discourse and dollars, so too will the disparity exist between need and investment in global development initiatives. This only serves to exacerbate global destabilization. The result: a devastating impact on countless lives around the world and national security here at home. The U.S. already aggressively employs Defense and Diplomacy to achieve national security. It is imperative that President Obama's commitment to full deployment of Development be funded if we are to create a meaningful solution to this problem.
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JOURNALIST DIAL-IN INFORMATION:
Media Dial In: 1-877-578-0255; Conference ID: 54415614 (Journalists Only)
Monday, February 1st, 2:00 p.m.
SPEAKERS
DR. PAUL ZEITZ: Executive Director of the Global AIDS Alliance. (moderator)
PROFESSOR JEFFREY D. SACHS: Director of The Earth Institute, Quetelet Professor of Sustainable Development, and Professor of Health Policy and Management at Columbia University. He is also Special Advisor to United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on the Millennium Development Goals. (confirmed)
JAN SCHAKOWSKY (D-IL): Member of Congress (invited - TBC)
DR. SCOTT EVERTZ: Former Director, Office of National AIDS Policy, G.W. Bush Administration
For Further Information Contact:
Dr. Paul Zeitz of Global AIDS Alliance, +1-202-365-6786
/PRNewswire-USNewswire -- Jan. 29/
SOURCE Global AIDS Alliance
