The audience. Questions on arrival and select add few at random which i will put to the secretary. By the way, your predecessors and most recently john kerry have addressed us on prior occasions but the times in which they served seemed less perilous than the present. Today as you and i were discussing, our country and the world face an existential threat from north Koreas Nuclear program, many governments in the middle east are struggling for stability despite the enormous reduction in the capacity of terror groups like isis, plots, and horrific violence against civilians, mostly muslims continue, and there is clear evidence of russia meddling in democratic elections in the u. S. And europe, just to name a few of the issues on your plate. Its clear that old answers dont work. Thats why many here applaud the fact that you have an unusual resume for a secretary of state. Educated as an engineer, your journey over four decades to become ceo of the worlds sixth and most the worlds sixth m
Good morning i am jane harmon. President and ceo of the Wilson Center. Happy to be speaking to a packed crowd and to welcome secretary Rex Tillerson back to the Wilson Center. As you know mr. Secretary, the Wilson Center has a tradition of honoring business and political leaders who follow our 20th president s victim, that would be woodrow wilson. To quote enable the world, live with greater vision, a finer spirit of hope and achievement. The Center Honors you in 2010. And you wanted us by attending our event in dallas in 2014 where richard fisher, outgoing chairman of the received our Public Service award. You and i said together. We are delighted to welcome you back this morning to talk about the future of us relations with europe and to take some questions from me and some of you in the audience. Since we only have 50 minutes of your time, those here today submitted questions on arrival and we elected a few at random which i will put to secretary. Your predecessors and most recently
Reports that he was trying to dismantle the state department. Secretary tillerson well, good morning and thank you, jane, for that very kind flukes and also thanks to the Wilson Center for this opportunity to address you today. The Wilson Center has made important contributions to Public Policy and it is very fitting venue for our discussion today on europe considering 100 years ago, the United States entered world war i under the leadership of president wilson. While we tend to associate wilson with america in europes affairs, our commitment to europe was championed by a predecessor of his, Theodore Roosevelt. When he died in 1919 as wilson was striving for peace in european leader joined together in mourning and praise. And another british politician said he had been the greatest of all americans in the moment of dire stress. A senator said he had been the apostle of the cause of right on the other side of atlantic. President wilson was beloved in europe because of his commitment to
In new york, jewish voice for peace director Rebecca Vilkomerson. Time magazine announces its 2017 person of the year women who have spoken out against Sexual Assault and harassment. The shame is not ours. It is on the perpetrator. Metoo can be the whole conversation. It is the direct response to the arrogance and show of power that says, we wont be silent. Amy we will speak with tarana burke, founder of the Metoo Movement and one of the women featured in Time Magazines person of the year issue as the silence breakers open the floodgates for more women to come forward, looking at how women are not public figures are often more vulnerable if they call out their abusers. Was courageous in speaking and saying what was happening in spite of all of the dread and fear i had. Amy we will speak with former farm worker mily trevinosauceda and with alicia garza, cofounder of black lives matter and strategy and partnership, director of the National Domestic workers alliance. All that and more, co
Isnt perfect a lot of things i wished for, lawmakers didnt bother to close all the fat cat loopholes, you know what . Im not surprised. Because these private equity guys are donates big bucks to lawmakers so washington wont go after them. Look how much money is at stake and how much both sides are getting from the fat cat donors effectively buying themselves a tax cut. That said there are a lot of good things. You know that Corporate Taxes lower. Means good things for the markets. New developments on a story weve been following closely on the intelligence report. Highly questionable uranium one deal. Attorney general Jeff Sessions is reviving a fbi investigation into Hillary Clintons ties to this deal and we have got the intel. First to connell mcshane, standing outside of a wells fargo bank, one Company Giving back to its employees because of tax reform. Connell, i love it reporter interesting, trish, because the corporate rate coming down from 35 to 21 that is really centerpiece, you