[inaudible conversations] this event at the Washington Center is about to get underway. All right. Friends, we are reconvening, we have a speaker, its time to get going. Before i introduce our speaker, just a quick reminder, we are going to be on television. When you have a question please go up to the q a mike and say her name, your school and keep your question concise. Thank you. So, it is my distinct pleasure to get to introduce philip rides. He was advisor to Hillary Clinton, secretary of state in 2009. He was promoted to Deputy Assistant secretary of state for strategic communication. He has worked for a number of political campaigns and holds a bachelor of arts degree in Political Science from columbia university, a school in general studies. You can, here we have an example of what you can do with the Political Science bachelors degree. Going to hand over the microphone to him and not take any more of his time when im looking forward to a great presentation. [applause] of mourn
Seminars in washington, this is about 55 minutes. A quick reminder, we will be on television. When you have a question, please go up to the q a mike and say your name, your school, and keep your question concise. Thank you. It is my distinct pleasure to , an americanlippe political consultant, a Senior Adviser to Hillary Clinton once she became secretary of state in 2009. In 2010, promoted to the position of Deputy Assistant secretary of state for strategic communications. For a number of political campaigns and holds a bachelor of arts degree in Political Science from Columbia University school of general studies. We have an example of what you can do with a Political Science bachelor great. I will not take any more of his time and i look forward to a great presentation. [applause] good morning and thank you for having me. Thanks to julia and ann and kevin. I did not know this would be on tv. I want to say a few things up front quickly and then get right to hearing from you guys. Up u
Secretary of state in 2010. In 2010 promoted to secretary of state for strategic communications. Hes worked for a number of political campaigns and holds a bachelor of arts degree in Political Science from Columbia University school of general studies. Here we have an example of what you have you can do with a Political Science bachelors grieve degree. Im going to hand over the mike phone to him and im looking forward too a great presentation. Good morning, thank you for having me. Thank you julia and ann and kevin. I didnt know this was on tv any more than you did until a few minutes ago so hello out there. I want to say a few things up front quickly and then get right if earing from you guys and thats anything i want to add at the end, maybe well save a couple of minutes. First off, some context of who youre hearing from and give you a few warnings. Up until 8 00 p. M. On Election Night last november 8, i could not fathom the idea of Hillary Clinton not being president of the United
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Twenty seven think. Arguably the biggest story of twenty seventeen was russia it was on the lips of World Leaders and politicians but this wasnt always the case this was obamas analysis of the country back in twenty fourteen russia is a Regional Power that is threatening some of its immediate neighbors. Not out of strength but out of weakness Regional Power weakness well that was the past in the last year weve seen russia propelled to be the greatest threat on the planet in the words of the former f. B. I. Chief what kind of threat do you believe russia presents to our democratic process given what you know about russias behavior. Well certainly that in my view the greatest threat of any nation on earth well heres how it all began on january sixth of last year u. S. Intelligence agencies issued a report saying that russia had tried to influence our elections with this russian president Vladimir Putin ordered an influence campaign in twenty sixteen aimed at the us president ial election