President and CEO Samuel A.

Worthington Chair Kathy Spahn

Helen Keller International

Vice Chair Neal Keny-Guyer

Mercy Corps

November 8, 2012 Dear Representative, As you work on finalizing the FY13 appropriations bills, we write to strongly urge you to support the Senate's fiscal year 2013 overall funding level for the International Affairs Budget in order to protect its poverty-focused accounts. The Senate's funding levels for the International Affairs Budget, forged under the bipartisan leadership of Senators Patrick Leahy and Lindsey Graham, recognizes current fiscal limitations by making smart investments in effective programs that work to save lives, increase our national security, and spur economic development both at home and around the world. Additionally, the effects of sequestration or significantly reduced funding levels will put the world's poorest at further risk, put the U.S. on the sidelines in influencing rapidly transforming regions of the world, and signal a decline of U.S. leadership in promoting a more stable and prosperous world. Deficit reduction negotiations provide an opportunity for you to ensure that U.S. leadership remains strong: We cannot betray our nation's longstanding moral leadership by scaling back humanitarian assistance as food crises endanger millions of lives. We cannot afford to curtail critical programs that expand markets for U.S. products and help create American jobs. We cannot turn our backs on the millions of people seeking to democratically choose their own leaders and government institutions. And we must listen to our military leaders who support development assistance programs as a way of helping to avoid future conflicts.

Treasurer Jonathan Quick

Management Sciences for Health

Board of Directors Nancy Aossey

International Medical Corps

David Beckmann
Bread for the World

Nan Dale
Action Against Hunger US

Pape Gaye
IntraHealth

Anne Goddard
ChildFund International

Cindy Hallberlin
Good360

George Hamilton
Institute for Sustainable Communities

Susan Hayes
ReSurge International

Sarah Holewinski
Center for Civilians in Conflict

Sarah Kambou
ICRW

Ruth Messinger
American Jewish World Service

Carolyn Miles
Save the Children

John Nunes
Lutheran World Relief

Robert Radtke
Episcopal Relief and Development

Farshad Rastegar
Relief International

Jonathan Reckford
Habitat for Humanity

William S. Reese

Thank you for your consideration.

International Youth Foundation

Carter Roberts
World Wildlife Fund

Tessie San Martin

Plan USA

Ron Sconyers
Physicians for Peace

Alison Smith
InsideNGO

Tsehaye Teferra
Ethiopian Community Development Council

Adam Weinberg
World Learning

David Weiss
CHF International

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