These policy briefings provide an opportunity for you to hear directly from some of our nations top scholars on the pressing issues facing the world during this difficult time. As we all unite to confront the challenges of the worldwide pandemic, conversations like this have never been more important. We will be taking questions today so i encourage you to submit yours using the q a button located at the bottom of your screen. Todays briefing is from condoleezza rice, the thomas and Barbara Stephenson senior fellow on Public Policy at the Hoover Institution. She served as the 66 secretary of state of the United States the second woman and first African American woman to hold this post. She was also president george w. Bush National Security advisor. We look forward to doctor rice being the next director of the Hoover Institution as well this fall. Welcome condi, thank you for joining us today. Good morning. If youre an expert in the International System, you think the International Sys
At noon eastern lawmakers are expected to vote on his confirmation. And now to live coverage of the u. S. Senate here on cspan2. The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Black, will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Eternal god, the fountain of wisdom, we cherish your presence and honor your name. Give our lawmakers the wisdom to live with honor, as they remember their accountability to history and you. Lord, remind them that you are glorified when they walk on the path of integrity, striving to please you in all they say and do. May their lives bring light to darkness, unity to division, and order to chaos. Grant that they will be living letters read by those who desire to believe that you continue to rule in our world. We pray in your sovereign name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to our flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic fo
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