Starts at 8 00 p. M. Eastern. Former First Lady Laura Bush discusses minority rights hosted by the Atlantic Council and the george w. Bush institute. Good morning to our viewers in the United States and good evening to our viewers in afghanistan. Thank you for joining us for todays special edition of the Atlantic Council front page in partnership with the george w. Bush institute. Port of the Atlantic Council and also vice chair of the institute for center for strategy insecurity. Todays conversation comes at a crucial time for afghanistan. Afghanistan. Afghanistan is at a key Inflection Point with peace negotiations currently ongoing between the television and the Afghan Government in. These talks give hope for the end of two decades of war in afghanistan they also raise certain concerns. Its truly vital that we remain vigilant in protecting the games that have been made on behalf of women and girls rights in afghanistan as well as those marginalized voices more generally. In the last
Am paula im on the board of the Atlantic Council and vice chair of the center for strategy and security. Todays conversation comes at a very crucial time for afghanistan, afghanistan sits at a very key Inflection Point with peace negotiations currently ongoing between the taliban and the afghan government, though these talks give hope for an inch of decades of war in afghanistan, they also do raise certain concerns, it is truly vital that we remain vigilant in protecting the goals and gains that have been made on behalf of women and girls rights in afghanistan as well as those marginalized voices more generally, and the last two decades particularly as the negotiations have been underway the peace talks represent a major opportunity to really ensure that these gains are cemented. Id like to mention that back in september when these talks began and got underway, at the time initiated by former secretary of state madeleine albright, the Atlantic Council of the advisory board, she initiat
Equitable and effective Global Distribution of vaccines. This conversation is part of a series, global inclusive recovery and rebuilding which was developed with the aspen into institute in word joining the global interveners group in this effort to present the presentation today, we are very honored that Elizabeth Cohen of cnn is leading the conversation and as a reminder and we are happy to get to the questions as part of the conversation. Thank you all and welcome elizabeth. Thank you so much im so glad to be here with all of these wonderful panelist that we are going to have with us, nearly ten months into the outbreak, covid19 is exposing equities and Healthcare Systems worldwide in hopes that the vaccines will really change things because right now this virus has killed more than a Million People worldwide and its infected more than 44 Million People, millions have been left without work and economy have been left many in terrible shape. , how do we ensure a Vaccine Development D
Laura bush i am here to voice my strong support for the courageous people of afghanistan women and men who have suffered for years under the taliban regime. Each and every one of us has the responsibility to stop the suffering caused by malaria, because every life in every land matters and all of us can do something to help. After studying first ladies and knowing some of them very well like my own motherinlaw or one that i admired very much, a fellow texan Lady Bird Johnson, is that we benefit our country benefits by whatever our first ladiesinterests are. She is the wife of one president and the daughterinlaw of another. Laura welch bush became first lady after a controversial election brought her husband george w. Bush to the white house. Less than nine months later came the 9 11 attacks and laura bush helped comfort the nation while continuing to pursue interests long important to her, including education, literacy and womens health. Good evening and welcome to cspan series, first
Knowing some very well, like my own motherinlaw, or one that i admired very much, is that we benefit, our country benefits by whatever our first ladys interests are. She is the wife of one president and daughterinlaw of another. Laura welch bush became first lady after a controversial election brought her husband, george w. Bush, to the white house. Less than nine months later came the 9 11 attacks while she helped comfort the nation with education, literacy and womens health. Welcome to cspans series, first ladies. Tonight, well tell you the story of the wife of our 43rd president. Here to do that are two people who know her well. Ann is a laura bush biographer. Her 2000 book the tells the story of her as she covered her since 2001. Welcome. Mark is a president ial historian, the author of several books about the presidency and is working on one about the relationship between president s bush 41 and 43. In your biography, you refer to the role of a job of first lady as, this is a quot