Recognizing the contributions of the Charles B. Rangel Graduate Fellowship Program, the Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Graduate Fellowship Program, the William D. Clarke, Sr. Diplomatic Security Fellowship, and the Donald M. Payne International Development Graduate Fellowship Program to advance America's national security, development, and diplomacy efforts.
Sponsored By: Representative Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5]
Introduced
Summary
Diverse recruitment for the U.S. foreign affairs workforce is the central aim of this resolution, which would endorse four graduate fellowship programs as tools to recruit, retain, and advance talent for stronger diplomacy and national security.
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- Low-income and first-generation students: The resolution highlights pathways for Pell-eligible and first-generation college graduates, noting a majority of current fellows were Pell Grant recipients.
- Foreign affairs agencies and the workforce: It would push the State Department, USAID, and other agencies to draw merit-based talent from across the country, including all 50 states and more than 500 colleges.
- Colleges and training institutions: It affirms the role of Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Hispanic-Serving Institutions, community colleges, and trade schools in preparing future diplomats and development officers.
- National security and taxpayers: It frames these fellowships as investments that strengthen diplomatic and development capabilities and warns that undermining them would waste taxpayer resources and weaken national security.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5]
NY • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]
NY • D
Sponsored 3/11/2025
Espaillat
NY • D
Sponsored 3/11/2025
Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]
NY • D
Sponsored 3/11/2025
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 3/24/2025
Connolly
VA • D
Sponsored 3/24/2025
Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5]
MO • D
Sponsored 3/24/2025
Castro (TX)
TX • D
Sponsored 3/24/2025
Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5]
IL • D
Sponsored 3/24/2025
McGovern
MA • D
Sponsored 3/25/2025
Jackson (IL)
IL • D
Sponsored 3/25/2025
Soto
FL • D
Sponsored 4/3/2025
Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12]
NY • D
Sponsored 4/3/2025
Costa
CA • D
Sponsored 4/7/2025
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