DALLAS—Today, the George W. Bush Institute released policy recommendations and short analyses on international and domestic policy challenges facing the incoming Trump Administration and Congress.
Read the policy briefs: https://www.bushcenter.org/topics/policy-recommendations-2025
The domestic briefs include recommendations for:
- Our broken immigration system and migration surges at the U.S.-Mexico border
- K-12 students and veterans having the tools they need to succeed in their next stages in life
The foreign policy briefs include recommendations for:
- Economic statecraft to advance American interests overseas
At the same time, the Bush Institute urges Congress and the Trump Administration to reengage on the continent of Africa and reauthorize the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), a program that has saved 26 million lives and prevented 7.8 million babies from contracting HIV/AIDS in the past 21 years.
“As we prepare to inaugurate our 47th president, we have outlined a series of policy recommendations for the new administration and the newly convened 119th Congress as a roadmap forward,” said David J. Kramer, Executive Director of the Bush Institute. “Our contributions to the policy debates reflect the values that guide the Bush Institute’s work: freedom, opportunity, accountability, and compassion.”
The following Bush Institute experts are available for interviews to discuss our recommendations:
- David J. Kramer, Executive Director of the Bush Institute and former Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor
- Robin Berkley, the Ann Kimball Johnson Director of Education
- Deborah L. Birx, MD, Senior Fellow at the Bush Institute
- Cullum Clark, Director of the Bush Institute-SMU Economic Growth Initiative
- Laura Collins, Director of the Bush Institute-SMU Economic Growth Initiative
- Jason Galui, Director of Veterans and Military Families
- Natalie Gonnella-Platts, Director of Global Policy
- Hannah Johnson, Senior Program Manager of Global Policy
- Igor Khrestin, the Bradford M. Freeman Managing Director of Global Policy
- Jessica Ludwig, Fellow of Global Policy
- Albert Torres, Program Manager of Global Policy
- Chris Walsh, Director of Global Policy
- Anne Wicks, the Don Evans Family Managing Director of Opportunity and Democracy
- D’Juan Wilcher, Deputy Director of Veterans and Military Families
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About the George W. Bush Institute
The George W. Bush Institute is a solution-oriented nonpartisan policy organization focused on ensuring opportunity for all, strengthening democracy, and advancing free societies. Housed within the George W. Bush Presidential Center, the Bush Institute is rooted in compassionate conservative values and committed to creating positive, meaningful, and lasting change at home and abroad. We utilize our unique platform and convening power to advance solutions to national and global issues of the day. Learn more at www.bushcenter.org.
