I welcome you to the Carnegie Endowment for national peace, and an especially divided to welcome home to carnegie, nick mussen, the director of the counterterrorism center. As nick completes nearly 30 years of Government Service, we are very fortunate and very honored that he has chosen to ther a few thoughts at place where his professional journey began at carnegie, where he served as an intern after graduating from wesleyan. I have known and admired nick since the 1990s, and we have served on the state department when nick worked for dennis ross in the middle east coordinators office. Nick went on to serve as one of few senior u. S. Servement officials to virtually continuously since 9 11 in fighting terrorism around the world, first at the white house, then at nctc. Where over the last three years, he has led and molded collings across serve virtually continuously since 9 11 colleagues across multiagencies into a strong and cohesive team. Where there is a tendency to disparage, i am
Outgoing National Counterterrorism Center Director Nicholas Rasmussen discussed his tenure and global terror threats. Hosted by the Carnegie Endowment for international peace, this is about one hour. Bill good afternoon, everyone. I welcome you to the Carnegie Endowment for national peace, and i am especially delighted to welcome home to carnegie, nick rasumussen, the director of the counterterrorism center. As nick completes nearly 30 years of Government Service, we are very fortunate and very honored that he has chosen to offer a few thoughts at the honored that he has chosen to ther a few thoughts at place where his professional journey began at carnegie, where he served as an intern after graduating from wesleyan. I have known and admired nick since the 1990s, and we have served on the state department when nick worked for dennis ross in the middle east coordinators office. Nick went on to serve as one of few senior u. S. Servement officials to virtually continuously since 9 11 in
Recherche foreign secretary, Boris Johnson, will meet the president of the rhine on sunday. British foreign secretary, Boris Johnson, will meet the president of iran. Borisjohnson is expected to bring up the imprisonment of the british iranian woman, Nazanin Zaghari ratcliffe. Mrjohnson has already had discussions with the Iranian Foreign minister. Our Diplomatic Correspondent James Robbins reports. It could look routine. Borisjohnson and his iranian counterpart, Mohammad Javad zarif, shake hands on the way into talks. But theres nothing routine about this encounter. The foreign secretary looking uncharacteristically tense, and with good reason. He wants to improve relations but also criticise some of irans actions while arguing for iranian prison releases, including of Nazanin Zaghari ratcliffe a case many accuse him of damaging by loose talk last month. Watching anxiously with me in london, nazanins husband, Richard Ratcliffe. He has campaigned day in, day out for her freedom since n
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But also criticise some of irans actions while arguing for iranian prison releases, including of Nazanin Zaghari ratcliffe a case many accuse him of damaging by loose talk last month. Watching anxiously with me in london, nazanins husband, Richard Ratcliffe. He has campaigned day in, day out for her freedom since nazanins arrest in april last year. Im sure itll make a difference, im sure him being there, im sure him raising her case, raising her case in the context of lots of other stuff can only help improve relations and improved relations can only lead to a better case for us. I think thats right, but im not expecting that on monday morning he comes back with her on the plane. Borisjohnson is saying nothing at all publicly while in iran. Instead, the Foreign Office issued a statement after two hours of what they call a constructive meeting. They discussed the full range of bilateral issues and they both spoke frankly about the obstacles in the relationship, including the foreign sec