washington president donald trump propose 28 percent budget cut u.s. diplomacy foreign aid next year would preserve 3.1 billion security aid israel reduce fund unite nations climate change cultural exchange program budget proposal fiscal year begin oct. first shoot battle congress control government purse string play months may yield spend far beyond trump request congress control trump fellow republicans may reject many propose cut u.s. state department agency international development usaid budget maintain america diplomatic corps fight poverty promote human right improve health abroad white house propose combine 25.6 billion budget state department usaid 28 percent reduction current spend accord document white house provide thursday hard power budget soft power budget mick mulvaney trump budget director tell reporters refer president desire prioritize military power influence flow development aid tokyo u.s. secretary state rex tillerson defend cut necessary correction historically high budget state department grow address conflict abroad unite state engage well disaster aid tillerson say would comprehensive examination state department program execute department structure trump budget propose spend 54 billion military spend sink money deport illegal immigrants senator ben cardin top democrat senate foreign relations committee say deeply disappoint dismay trump proposal slash foreign affairs spend david miliband president ceo international rescue committee say roughly one-third cut foreign aid endanger u.s. value interest abroad u.s. foreign assistance budget make mere percent federal budget tiny category discretionary spend save live spread goodwill around world say 120 retire u.s. general admirals urge congress letter last month fully fund diplomacy foreign aid argue function critical keep america safe budget also request 12 billion overseas contingency operations oco fund extraordinary cost chiefly war zone afghanistan iraq syria comparison provide current year oco spend white house provide many detail skinny budget proposal precursor detail budget submission white house say produce may budget would provide 3.1 billion meet security assistance commitment israel ... ensure israel ability defend threats maintain military superiority populous arab neighbor would also maintain current commitments current patient level hiv/aids treatment pepfar president emergency plan aid relief world large provider aids-fighting medicine program credit save millions live enjoy bipartisan support budget would also meet u.s. commitments global fund aid tuberculosis malaria document say without give specifics document lay areas white house plan save money include reduce u.s. fund unite nations affiliate agencies set expectation organizations rein cost fund burden share fairly among members unite state would cut contribution u.n. budget unspecified amount u.s. government would pay 25 percent u.n. peacekeeping cost document say unite state large contributor unite nations pay 22 percent 5.4 billion core u.n. budget 28.5 percent 7.9 billion u.n. peacekeeping budget trump also plan save money eliminate u.s. global climate change initiative among things seek foster low-carbon economic growth cease payments u.n. climate change program via green climate fund propose cut fund multilateral development bank world bank 650 million three years obama administration commitments reduce money state department educational cultural exchange program turn foreign military aid loan grant reorganize state department usaid trump plan 28 percent cut budget diplomacy foreign aid