Of an independent task force. They talk about the Global Response to covid19, the role of the World Health Organization and Global Health disparities. From the council on Foreign Relations, this is one hour. Welcome to todays council on Foreign Relations report launch of the independent task force preparing for the next pandemic. Perforce we will be talking about the one we are currently experiencing. Im the host of Weekend Edition sunday. We have more than i think 760 registered for this virtual meeting. We will do our best to get to as many questions as we can. But a little bit about this event. Began in 1995 analyzing issues of critical importance to this Foreign Policy in a nonpartisan way. They are responsible for the content of the new reports and in the task force programs 25th year launching the 78th and id like to welcome you to this discussion called in proving img pandemic. Thus, lessons for covid19. A brief introduction of the panelists. We have Sylvia Burwell the professor
Killed the governments been forced to hold a referendum to hold the constitution. In time on protesters and ended their friday demonstration not the defying a government ban on gatherings for the 3rd day. Organizers urged the crowds to return home and avoid more confrontations with Police Security forces used water cannon to break a barricade set up by demonstrators in the center of the capital bangkok haida has more from the capital. Face to face in bangkok antigovernment protesters in tahrir police got into a violent confrontation 3 months in the making. The mostly Peaceful Demonstrations started in july but for the 2nd date thousands ignored the risk of arrest under emergency decree issued the day before. As promised in an announcement just after the violence began taia thordis began using everything at their disposal to stop the protests including water cannon with burning agent laced with water the protesters are demanding a new constitution reform of the monarchy and the resignat
But a little bit about this event. Began in 1995 analyzing issues of critical importance to this Foreign Policy in a nonpartisan way. They are responsible for the content of the new reports and in the task force programs 25th year launching the 78th and id like to welcome you to this discussion called in proving img pandemic. Thus, lessons for covid19. A brief introduction of the panelists. We have Sylvia Burwell the professor at the American University and the former u. S. Secretary of health and Human Services under president obama. Welcome to you. Also joining us is frances townsend, a cochair and former assistant to president bush Homeland Security counterterrorism and vice chairman and general counsel are in chief Administration Officer from the forbes incorporated. Welcome to you. Thomas is a codirector and senior fellow from Global Health economics and Development Director of the Global Health programs. Finally stewart patrick, the senior fellow in governance and director of the
Professor thanks for being with us tonight just your basic reaction we all knew she was battling cancer, but it kind of caught everybody off guard tonight didnt it. Yes, i mean i think like so Many Americans i was shocked even though of course she was 87 and had had a lot of mental, i mean excuse me physical Health Issues when i when i heard the news like many people i got very teary eyed because it was shocking and we thought of her as kind of a rock and someone who even though shes been through a lot of physical adversity an emotional unversity her husband passed away had been someone who we thought and we would be here forever. The second woman on the United States Supreme Court made quite an impact more than many of the men over these many many years why do you think that is. I think she had this really extraordinary combination incredible forward thinking this with respect to the kind of race that she wanted to promote and that was especially the rights of people who are marginali
Struggle for equality in education. Without further ado, would you welcome Anne Gardiner perkins, the author. Can you get us started by telling us a little bit about your book, yale meets women. Absolutely. And the history of coeducation in this country. Coeducation in the ivy league in particular. Terrific. Thank you so much, mark. This is so exciting. Over the next hour we are all going to explore together that moment in americas history when yale and its peers, when americas most prestigious colleges, finally admitted women students. For those of you who havent read the book yet, that moment was just 50 years ago. Close enough that we can touch it, which is why we are so lucky tonight to be able to include elizabeth spawn and connie roster, two of yells first women undergraduates, in our program. But before i begin, two thanks are in order. First of all too mark schmidt and the museum whove been terrific sponsors. Its delightful to work with you, mark. I know that in my community ho