U. S. China links to health and medical products, assessing Market Opportunities Economic Health and National Security risks of these relationships. We will start with Benjamin Shobert at a senior associate for interNational Health, the National Hero of asian research. Mr. Shobert is the director of strategy for Health Business strategy at microsoft where he lead engagements with national governments, providers and the biotech community. Next we will hear from Katherine Eban an investigative journalist for Fortune Magazine contributor and arnie Andrew Carnegie fellow. Ms. Ebans book bottle of lies reveals fraud and i are conditions in the overseas manufacturing plants with the majority of her low caste low cost where medicines made. Our third panelist is Yanzhong Huang professor and director of Global Health studies at seaton hall university. Dr. Huang is also a senior in Foreign Relations where he directs the health and governments around table series encoder asked the Global Governan
And for International Health and also the director of strategy at microsoft with those engagements providers next to hear from an investigative journalist from Fortune Magazine contributor and a carnegie fellow her book bottle of lies reveals fraud in dire conditions with the overseas manufacturing plants were those costs are made and the third panelist who is professor and director at seton hall university. Also a senior fellow for Global Health counsel ford relations with the roundtable series and Global Governance project. Finally you will hear from craig allen president of the United States counsel prior to joining csp c the long career in Public Service which calls multiple tours in asia culminating with ambassador 2014 through july 2018. I ask all witnesses to keep your remarks to seven minutes and we will start with you. Good afternoon its always a pleasure the last three years have been marked by a recognition of the Us China Relationship specifically and the globalization more
[background noises] the Senate Caucus on narcotics control welcome to order. Good afternoon, everyone. I want to think secretary pompeo for being here today as well as members of the caucus. This is the first time weve had cabinet member address the drug caucus and theyve given the circumstances, we find ourselves in. This makes it especially appropriate from the nations top diplomat. The rising aquatics epidemic is inflicting the highest rate of casualties in our nations history. America alone in 2017 ordered 17000 people died of drug overdoses. 2006 mexico seen 1,150,000 people murdered in the course of the Cartel Violence associated with the market share and real estate and comes to the International Drug trade. Reflecting on those numbers, it bring me think about other efforts we undertake. Only the threat of terrorism emanating from afghanistan, the war in iraq and the idea that we would somehow lose 70000 americans in one year alone to drug overdoses is not consider this a matter
[background noises] the Senate Caucus on narcotics control welcome to order. Good afternoon, everyone. I want to think secretary pompeo for being here today as well as members of the caucus. This is the first time weve had cabinet member address the drug caucus and theyve given the circumstances, we find ourselves in. This makes it especially appropriate from the nations top diplomat. The rising aquatics epidemic is inflicting the highest rate of casualties in our nations history. America alone in 2017 ordered 17000 people died of drug overdoses. 2006 mexico seen 1,150,000 people murdered in the course of the Cartel Violence associated with the market share and real estate and comes to the International Drug trade. Reflecting on those numbers, it bring me think about other efforts we undertake. Only the threat of terrorism emanating from afghanistan, the war in iraq and the idea that we would somehow lose 70000 americans in one year alone to drug overdoses is not consider this a matter
Sector. This is just over one hour. Id like to welcome our online audience and cspan. Meridian is a center for International Diplomacy and leadership and we been working since 1962 try to look for ways to strengthen cooperation on Important International issues and the issues in the secretarys portfolio are some of the most important domestic and International Issues and you will hear more about that later. Our board chair who is a mutual friend of many of you including the secretary on forcefully couldnt be here but sends his regards. Now my pleasure to introduce one of our trustees, the honorable mweghan byer who is a dynamo. She is the head of a fantastic program that brings arts and culture through our ambassadors residence is and beyond to people around the world. She served as president obamas chair of the commission of arts and humanities. She has been active also in switzerland where she and her husband, now congressman don buyer served representing the United States. She launc