We still cant hear you. I wonder if we should try having you sign in again or have you call in rather than just a video link and we could hear you by dialing in. I will let my staff interact with you directly and in the meantime we will begin with some questions. My apologies, Mister Morrison, we will get this worked out. Let me look for any of our witnesses that can be heard. The current pandemic began in china. If possible the next pandemic may begin somewhere else. If the pandemic were to begin or begin spreading in africa what level of confidence do you have in our ability to identify that it is taking place, what transparency would we find, given there was not much transparency out of china in some critical early days and weeks, how would you assess the threat of a pandemic coming from the african continent . Can i start . Sure. Im confident that should such a pandemic start in africa we would have tremendous cooperation. I look back on the situation with ebola in west africa wher
Intelligence Committee Heard from former ambassadors and diplomatic officials. House committee on intelligence, first remote hearing. Before we proceed to where were topic today, the impact of the covid19 pandemic in Subsaharan Africa, i want to address some housekeeping matters. Todays session will be conducted on an unclassified basis. Urged tonts are inrain from presenting compliance with House Resolution 965 and resolutions for remote proceedings. Like many of you, i would have preferred to hold this in person in washington, d. C. , but because of the threat of covid19 we remain serious and widespread and are proceeding remotely to ensure the safety of our witnesses, members, staff, and the public. I was hoping that todays hearing would be bipartisan. Unfortunately, our republican colleagues have decided not to dissipate. I hope they will not to participate. I hope they will join us in the future and im committed to continuing our work notwithstanding the pandemic, and both sides o
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Pearson, the Vice President of the board of directors. Yet Americas Foundation is the premier Outreach Organization of the conservative movement. In 2018 the la times called it one of the most preeminent and influential forces in the conservative youth movement. Each year we introduce thousands of americans used to the fundamental conservative values we believe in such as individual freedoms, free enterprise, a Strong National defense, and traditional american values. This initiative has tours and conferences. I have the distinct honor of introducing tonight speaker who is a longtime friend of the foundation. The honorable john bolton is serving as the 27th National Security advisor of the u. S. Appointed by donald trump in april 2018. He is a native of baltimore, maryland. He graduated from yale with his bachelors in 1970 and graduated from Yale Law School in 1974. He has dedicated his life to Public Service serving in key roles for the u. S. Department of justice, department of state