Dear John,
Years of hard-won progress advancing U.S. diplomacy and principled foreign policy are being dismantled before our eyes. Seasoned diplomats are being driven out. Foreign assistance has been gutted. Human rights abuses are ignored or excused. National security takes a back seat to corporate interests. The message to the world is clear: America’s values are for sale.
These attacks are not random–they are part of a deliberate effort to replace values-based leadership with transactional, short-sighted deals that weaken America’s alliances and embolden authoritarian regimes. Every day this agenda advances, it becomes harder to rebuild the credibility and trust our country once commanded on the world stage.
We refuse to stand by and accept that.
We’re Andrew Albertson, Executive Director of Foreign Policy for America (FP4A), and Abby Finkenauer, Former Member of Congress and Co-Founder and Principal of The Alliance for Diplomacy and Justice. Together, our organizations are defending a values-based foreign policy–one that protects human rights, upholds the rule of law, and prioritizes diplomacy over destruction. We are fighting for a foreign policy rooted in human dignity, workers’ rights, the rule of law, and diplomacy over destruction.
But this work takes all of us. Your gift—whether it's $25, $100, $250, or more—powers the organizing, advocacy, and clear-eyed leadership this moment demands. If you’re new to this work, we invite you to get involved with either or both of our organizations. If you’ve stood with us before, we need you now more than ever.
