Quoted: George Rupp named USGLC co-president

IRC president George Rupp in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, 2010.

Photo: Christopher Scott

“I am honored to be a part of the USGLC’s leadership and its ongoing effort to increase investment in the U.S. International Affairs Budget. From my work at the IRC, I see firsthand how critical international aid and development assistance is to saving lives and fostering stable and healthy communities.  Enhanced investment in international development will only strengthen the country’s foreign policy, economic and national security goals.”

- IRC president George Rupp, who has been named co-president of the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition’s (USGLC) board of directors.  The Coalition brings together businesses and non-governmental organizations “to advocate for a robust international affairs budget and elevate America’s smart power tools of development and diplomacy.”