In compliance with the regulations for Remote Committee proceedings. House resolution 965. Before we turn to todays important topics, i want to remind everyone of a few procedures to help you navigate this virtual hearing. , consistent with regulations. The committee will keep microphones muted to limit background noise. Members are responsible for an muting themselves. Members are witnesses must have their cameras on at all times. If you need to step away from the proceedings, please leave your camera on rather than logging out. Rule, we will observe the and go in order of seniority. Ultimately between minority and majority. Beginning with members of the oversight subcommittee first. , thely, without objection representative is authorized to serve as chair in an event that i have some technical difficulties or whatever. Thank you all for your continued patience as you navigate this technology in order to continue serving our country together. I will now turn to the important topic of
Plan to mark the 175th anniversary by expanding their reach in areas of research and education. They also discussed reaching one billion people a year through a variety of expanded additional arms are investment any an institution hosted this 42minute event. My name is porter will consent. I am the chief of staff at the board of regents for the smithsonian institution. I would like to welcome you to building, and thank you for joining us for this short conversation about the future of the smithsonian. This event is also being live streamed on the smithsonians si. Edu, andedu on facebook live, so i would like to acknowledge our viewership. We will have leaders unveiled their bold vision for growing the institutions reach, relevance, and impact over the next five years, leading up to the institutions 175th anniversary. The smithsonian is probably best known for its worldclass museums, but today we hope to show you we are doing as much to shape the future as we are to preserve the past. A
March 2014, Doctors Without Borders said we are overwhelmed. This is obviously in west africa and the context of ebola. We are overwhelmed, this disease is out of control. We need help. End of march 2014. In august, the w. H. O. Declared a health emergency. About march, 300 people had died. By august, the disease had become far more widespread. That delay is what a lot of us have focused on and have asked hard questions about why was there that delay . And how do we make sure that doesnt happen again . I do think as a response, w. H. O. Has been far quicker. There have actually been some people who said it was too kbik to declare this time. Its not the same disease, it doesnt spread the same way. W. H. O. Did it very narrowly. They did it in the context of microcephaly and said this is a Public Health emergency. I personally dont think they overreacted. I think its a personally reasonable call, but it doesnt reassure me and ill tell you why. Right now, theres a spotlight on w. H. O. An
Our economy. Canada needs to be part of it, and indeed, our oil Sector Companies are investing massively in solar, in wind in geothermal and a broad range of solutions, and thats, quite frankly, what we have to do. In the meantime, there are a lot of families who are out of work in alberta because there is such a boom in terms of the oil sector there that were very concerned about, and were working with them to ensure that were able to support them through this tough time in ways that will continue to contribute to the economy in the coming years. Thank you. Hi, my names abdul. Im a grad student here studying security at sis. My question is, canada recently withdrew its fighter jets from the anti isis coalition, but youve taken on a greater role in the humanitarian crisis. What was the shift behind the shift in strategy, if you dont mind me asking . Its a great question. There are 65 Different Countries in the coalition against isis right now, and they all have different approaches and
Say is under the control of extremist groups like isil . Isil and daesh control the area in and around sirt. I couldnt give you exact percentage. The other places have transitory effect. Would you consider libya at this point a failed state . Yes, sir. Thank you all very much for your service. Thank you, mr. Chair, and thank you to the witnesses. I echo the comments about the appreciation for the service. The many times you have been before this committee. General rodriguez, i want to ask a couple of questions touching on each of your expertise about the training we do with foreign militaries and in africa i know the u. S. Military is a preferred training partner in many nations seek our assistance. I kind of like to have you talk about the success of those training efforts over the course of your three years in the position and what other nations do significant training of African Military . I view this as one of the most Cost Effective investments that we make. I would like to hear y