This is Aljazeera America live from new york city. Im randall pinkston. Good morning. For the first time in five decades, the u. S. And cuba today once again have formal diplomatic relations. After midnight, embassies were opened. There will be a flag raising this morning. Libby casey is live outside the Cuban Embassy. Tell us about the significance of this day in u. S. Cuba relations. Randall the fact that youre calling it the Cuban Embassy says everything. Later this morning the cuban flag will fly for the first time from this building in 54 years. Later this morning at the ceremony cubas foreign minister will be on hand. No one in that position has been here in take cased something the u. S. State department is calling historic. This comes since president obama in december announce add move to start normalizing relationships with cuba. This is being dubbed the cuban saw by some, and while certainly significant to have an embassy here, there has been a presence over the past decade,
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I am a fellow at the. While liberal arts rule of the divisional world. They had known each other for a little while now. I immediately thought of my freshman year in college. I decided on what i should major in. I love history and Political Science. No one cares to read about. I decided to meet the professional world halfway and major in business. When i read this book and i talked to scott about it made sense because my career like many of yours as well was taken different pivots into turns and i realized that now what i didnt know then which was in many ways the liberal arts in business has applicability to the Technology World even innovation in general. With that i want to turn it over to scott before scott tells you more about his book i know scott from our time in new york. He like myself has spent time in the Venture Capital world also worked for google and facebook. And has the dream resume. He has spent some time as a president ial information fellow. Have the fortune or misfo
Good afternoon, my name is Stephen Rodriguez and im a fellow at new American International Security Program and today im joined by scott hartley, author of the new book the fuzzy and the techie, and its interesting when scott and i have known each other a little while now and when he first approached me about this, i immediately thought of my freshman year in college and deciding on what i should major in and i love history and i love Political Science but i quickly thought you know, i want to be sure i get a job that doesnt involve academia or writing papers no one cares read about so i decided to meet the professional world halfway and major in business. But when i read this book and i talked to scott about it, it made sense because my career like many of yours as well can make a difference and inturn , i realized that now what i didnt know then is that in many ways the more liberal arts or even business has massive applicability to the technology world, even to innovation in general