Opportunity to be here at the Capitol Hill National security forum. Im grateful to my cohosts. Marco rubio and i are the senate cohosts. The four of us represent, i think, the best in bipartisan support for u. S. Foreign policy. Im grateful for this broad audience of folks from across the spectrum here in washington as well. I am particularly thrilled to have the opportunity today to talk with my dear old friend secretary madelyn albright. You are probably better known to this audience than any audience in the world. I think it bears repeating before your service, you worked in the United States senate as a staffer to senator ed muskie of maine. Shes the head of the truman Scholarship Award and the National Democratic institute and contributes to our National Life and dialogue in remarkable ways and is a tireless advocate for america around the world. Thank you, madam secretary, for joining us. Were going to talk broadly about six different themes. I cant think of one we left out, but
You again to the 2017 roosevelt reading festival. Fdr plans for the library to become the premier Research Institution for studying the entire roosevelt era. The librarys Research Room is king thely one of the busiest of all of the president ial libraries. And this years group of authors reflects wide variety of research down here. And if you love the roosevelt reading festival, and want to support this and other programs that question do here, i encourage you to become a Roosevelt Library member. You can join today at the membership table in the hall. Or onis line at fdr library. Org and if you havent already please do go see our new special, temporary Museum Exhibition images of internment incarceration of japanese americans during world war ii. So let me quickly go over the format for the tevels sessions today. At the top of each hour, a session begins with a 30minute talk followed by a ten minute question and answer period. The author then moves to the lobby to sign books and talk
And the question is then while we have been blessed while become being behind two oceans and having friendly neighbors thats not something so people think why should we worry about all of those people with unpronounceable names . Is truth is that we are more protected well, our people actually like to travel. Our way of life depends what happens in other countries. Can we trade, can we educate our children abroad . Any number of things improve our life. Nato is set up for security reasons. We have been concerned about being attacked ourselves but also we have alliances and the heart of it is article 5 which is one for one and all for one. It is a collective responsibility and 2 interesting thing is article 5 has only been invoked once and that was after 9 11 when we were attacked. It is a sign we have those who will help us. Its not where you just kind of pay dues to us. It is a plan to help develop the forces, the systems, fighting terrorism, all of those things together. It is very i
Bicameral, bipartisan support for u. S. Foreign policy. Im grateful for this broad audience of folks across the spectrum of washington as will. Im thrilled to have the opportunity today to talk with my dear old friend, secretary madeleine albright. Im going to briefly introduce you, you are probably better known to this audience than any audience in the world. But i think it bears repeating on taking the prerogative of a nor to say that before your distinguished service as an ambassador to the you United Nations and the 64th secretary of state you worked in the United States senate as a staffer to senator ed muskie of maine, whose desk i have. There is no other connection. She is today as you know, a professor at the school of Foreign Service at georgetown, a head of the truman scholarship board and the National Democratic institute and contributes to our National Life and our dialogue and remarkable ways and is a tireless advocate for america. Around the world, thank you, madam secret
Importance to us. There is no one more qualified than president sexton to deliver this lecture. Clerk,a Warren Burger but he had a long history before that. President sexton earned his ba in history and in a and phd and taught religion in brooklyn before he went to harvard law school. He went to harvard law school, graduating 1979 magna cum laude, and was the Supreme Court editor of the harvard law review. Clerked that she he clerked on the d. C. Circuit court before he clerked for chief Justice Burger. Bywent to nyu in 1981, and 1988 he was dean of the law school. s tenure there was extremely successful. The law school is firmly ensconced in the rankings as one of the top five in the country. By 2002, he had been elevated to president of nyu. He served there until the end of 2015. During that tenure, freshman applications doubled. The endowment grew by over 200 . Minority in rome and went from 11 to 19 . Throughout minority enrollment went from 11 to 19 , and throughout all of this he