Welcoming Charity Wallace as the New Special Envoy for Best Future Generations

The Basic Education Coalition is pleased to welcome Charity Wallace as the new U.S. Special Envoy for Best Future Generations. Wallace was sworn into the role on July 7 by Deputy Secretary Landau, and she will lead U.S. efforts in support of First Lady Melania Trump's Fostering the Future Together Global Initiative.

She brings years of experience in global development, foreign policy, and education, including work organizing summits with nearly 30 African first ladies and helping direct more than $4.1 billion in private sector investment while at the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation. Her background also includes building education and empowerment programs for women and children across Africa and the Middle East.

We look forward to working with Special Envoy Wallace and her new office as she takes on this important work and we congratulate her on this new role.

Charity Wallace

Special Envoy for

Best Future Generations

U.S. Department of State

Representative Dean Holds the Line on International Basic Education Funding

During the June 3 House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on the State Department's budget request, Representative Madeleine Dean pressed Secretary of State Marco Rubio on how much of the more than $690 million that Congress appropriated for international basic education in Fiscal Year 2025 has actually been spent. Dean, a member of the Appropriations Committee, raised concerns about whether the administration is honoring Congress's constitutional authority over federal spending. She also pointed out that support for basic education has long been a bipartisan priority, noting that Secretary Rubio himself backed the READ Act while serving in the Senate.

The Basic Education Coalition thanks Representative Dean for asking this question and for holding the administration accountable to the funding that Congress approved. Basic education gives children the tools to learn, grow, and build better futures, and it is an investment that both parties have supported for years. We appreciate lawmakers who continue to push for clear answers on how these funds are being used.