Have. My name is george and im the programmer at the commonwealth and we want to welcome you and thanks so much for coming down. We will have Charles Schwab in conversation with adam bleszinski. We appreciate you all being members of the Commonwealth Club. If youre not a member itse oun a great time to join. Traffic programs coming up in programs like the one here. And there is ae jonbenet billyt the back of the room who will be happy to answer any questions about joining. See him on your way out. Youre welcome. Take a moment to turn off all your cell phones. While youre doing that let me tell you about a couple of things about the program at the Commonwealth Club. On october 31, halloween at noon brett will bewe with us, novem r november 12 National Review editor rich lowry on november 12 in the evening legendary jerry rice will be with us. And onh november 15 actress may lou henner who many may remember the tv series taxi, why she has a unique addition that allows her to remember eve
Listen ski. How many of you are members of the Commonwealth Club. If youre not a member, this is a great time to join. There are all kinds of terrific programs, there is buildings like with a great roof deck and a gentleman named billyat the back of the room. He will be happy to answer any questions you have about joining the club so see himon your way out. These take a moment and turn off all your cell phones. Any devices that might make noise and while youre doing that tell you about upcoming problems of the Commonwealth Club. On october 31 halloween, fair will be with us. On november 12, theres not a comment in that area just so you all know. November 12 rich lowery will be our guest. November 12 in the eveningin Silicon Valley legendary 49er jerry rice will be with us. And on november 15, actress Mary Lou Henner who many of you may remember from taxi talk about why she has a unique condition thatallows her to remember everything in her life. Very interesting program. The Commonweal
Have. My name is george on the Program Director at the Commonwealth Club on behalf of all of us i want to welcome you. Thank you so much for coming down to tonights terrific program with Charles Schwab in conversation with adam oshinsky. We are very appreciative to have you all here how many of your members of the commonwealth atake you very much if you are not a member this is a great time to join their all kinds of terrific programs coming up a great building with a great roof deck, great programs like the one in here and theres a gentleman named billy in the back of the room. We will be happy to answer any questions you might have. Thank you. You are welcome. Please take a moment to turn off cell phones and devices that might make noise during the program. Let me tell you about a couple of upcoming programs at the Commonwealth Club. October 31 halloween at noon a awill be with us. On november 12, there is not a comment in that, just so you wont know. November 12 National Review edit
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Sheer, whos our assistant secretary of defense for east asia in the pacific. You know that david was had come back from hanoi to do this job. He was our u. S. Ambassador there. David is an expert on china and Southeast Asia. I think for many of us who are sort of in the trenches every day on these issues, couldnt think of a better person for the pentagon to put into this role. Next to him is one of the top Southeast Asiaenists in the United States, and he also is singapores ambassador to the United States. Aspoke. He was most recently singapores ambassador to indonesia. He was in the past has been singapores ambassador also to australia. And to quaul la lumpur and has a long history in Singapore Foreign affairs working on asiarelated affairs. And finally, a good friend and a real hero of Southeast Asia and asian policy in the senate is chris bros. He works with senator mccain in senator mccains office. Previous before that he was senior staffer in the Senate Armed Services committee. A