Next week, he will re-enter the private sector. Ambassador Johnstone will leave with my profoundest thanks for the outstanding service he has rendered to the Department and, thus, to the American people. Craig, thank you very, very much for everything that you've done. Over the next few weeks, I will have a number of opportunities myself to present this budget on Capitol Hill. It's a good budget, and I hope that every legislator who has urged stronger American leadership in one place or another or to address one problem or another will support it.
Leadership requires resources.
We use Function 150 for these purposes and many, many others. Yet, the total of what we spend for international affairs is equal to only about 1 percent of the whole federal budget. For our country, it can spell the difference between a future of stability, rising prosperity and law and a more uncertain future in which our economy and security are always at risk, our peace of mind is always under assault and American leadership is increasingly in doubt. Rather than go through a lot of numbers, let me highlight for you more generally some of the themes to be found in this year's funding request. First, this is a security budget, a budget to make our citizens safer.