Thank you. Im conscious that i am the second introducer and the final act before the main event, so i promise ill be brief. But let me start with bill, and thank you for that lufblly grukz. But i want to give a special thank you to dr. John duke anthony. Hes been one of the most active prow ponents for people who care about this region together. Not just in this conference but all the time. And the leadership that he and the counsel have displayed have really helped bring together the u. S. And the arab world, particularly the araben gulf. The programs brought together really help build very important bridges between the United States and the arab world. When we talk about the middle east its too tempting and too easy to focus on the challenges and the problems. So i generally appreciate the efforts to highlight the best of their world and expose countries ask americans to the best of our culture, people and our leaders. Its important to show how we are building a positive path forward
By russian outfits under anonymous accounts, and they were politically divisive as, ads, not necessarily aimed at one candidate or another but sowing divisiveness on charged topics. Announcer 1 watch on cspan 2. Secretary of state Rex Tillerson and the Qatari Foreign minister spoke in delhi. Doha. He responded to questions about Iraqi Security and the ongoing blockade of qatar and what was imposed by the middle east states. Michelle kellerman from npr. Yes, hi. I have a question about kikuk. How much are you worried about the iranians taking parts of kirkuk, and what is next with the kurds . They feel abandoned by the administration. Tell me what you tried to do to head off the referendum and how you deal with the situation now. Rex tillerson with respect to in iraq, thence Prime Minister is in full control of his country. He is in full control of the movement. Certain military operations. We have encouraged restraint and of any type of conflict between forces involving either of the k
General joseph votel, who is in charge of u. S. Central command. He talks about his role as centcom commander and how partnerships in the middle east are important to u. S. Interests. Hosted by the National Council on u. S. Arab relations. This is 25 minutes. [ applause ] thank you, bill. Thank you. Im conscious that i am the second introducer and the final act before the main event, so i promise, ill be brief. But let me start with bill. And thank you for that lovely introduction, but i want to go and give a special thankyou to dr. John duke anthony. Dr. Anthony has been one of the most active proponents for bringing people who care about this region together, not just through this conference, but all the time. And the leadership that he and the council have displayed have really helped bring together the u. S. And the arab world, particularly the arabian gulf. The great pramst that have been organized by the National Council, such as the Model Arab League and the the study abroad pro
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