Next, a discussion on u. S. China relations with virginia senator washing a mark warner vice chair of the Intelligence Committee from the u. S. Institute of peace this is an hour and ten minutes. Good afternoon, everybody im Nancy Lindberg im the president petition u. S. Institute of peace. And delighted to welcome everybody here for a very timely conversation with senator mark warner from virginia. About the u. S. China relationship, an issue getting a lot of attention these days. Senator warner has been at the forefront of china. And has been a leader on the conversation related to Foreign Policy and National Security issues both on china and through his years of service in the senate. For those of you who are joining us for the first time, u. S. Ip was founded by congress as a nonpartisan national institute, dedicated to working with partners around the world to prevent and resolve violent conflict. And one of the things we do here in our headquarters in washington is to provide a s
District. And running for office he ran several nonprofits including the portland habitat for humanity. But running for office is not the only running that he does. As he is a twotime ironman triathlon finisher. [applause] he completed the 2012 ironman North Carolina in the 2016 which raised over 20000 for nonprofits. That is amazing. [applause] his first book he will be discussing is america is better than this which tells the inside story of how one senator when no background is immigration activist became a leading advocate for reform of the brutal policies that are creating a humanitarian crisis on the southern u. S. Border. It represents a heartfelt of the concerned americans who believes his country stands for something far bigger and better. Tonight, senator merkley will be joined and conversation with ralph ronald. He is currently the executive producer of Community Engagement of public radio he has worked since 1987 serving previously as news director and Program Director and
[applause] he completed the 2012 ironman North Carolina in the 2016 which raised over 20000 for nonprofits. That is amazing. [applause] his first book he will be discussing is america is better than this which tells the inside story of how one senator when no background is immigration activist became a leading advocate for reform of the brutal policies that are creating a humanitarian crisis on the southern u. S. Border. It represents a heartfelt of the concerned americans who believes his country stands for something far bigger and better. Tonight, senator merkley will be joined and conversation with ralph ronald. He is currently the executive producer of Community Engagement of public radio he has worked since 1987 serving previously as news director and Program Director and also serving as the host of the record and awardwinning program the conversation. Among many other programs. Please help me in joining them both. [applause] on there has been so much going n the border just in th
Institute of peace, i am excited to welcome everybody here for a very timely conversation with senator mark warner from virginia of the u. S. China relationship, an issue that is getting a lot of attention these days. Senator warner has been at the forefront of china and has been a leader on the conversation related to Foreign Policy and National Security issues both on china and his years of service in the senate. For those of you joining us for wasvery first time, usip founded by congress as a nonpartisan National Institute dedicated to working with partners around the world to prevent and resolve violent conflict. Here inhe things we do our headquarters in washington is to provide a space for conversation about the most critical Foreign Policy issues of the day, and i think the u. S. China relationship certainly qualifies. That is exactly what brings us together. We have seen over the past decade, how china has shifted many of its policies, and become far more active in the internat
Samantha power first of all how did you get to the states . My mother a rambunctious irish doctor, athlete, humanist decided to get on the plane and run with the man she loved who was my father and they moved in 1979. The term under which he came here was that i would be raised a good Irish Catholic and can we would go back for all of our holidays a week i could be with my dad. I would not have known she would not have known that we were immigrating to this country but thats what turned out to be. Host wasnt all that simple though was the . Guest not as simple as you wish it were but it wasnt simple. I was a kid and i moved to pittsburgh the year the Pittsburgh Pirates won the world series. Everything was big and loud and there was an abundance of sugared cereals. What more could i have wanted and of course the road that i have taken since then is a reflection of what is unique still to this day about this country, the immigrant story and how you can end up going from being a little ki