Good morning ladies is ultimate. Welcome to the Carnegie Endowment. My name is george and i am a Vice President for studies here at the endowment. Its my pleasure to welcome you this morning for a discussion with pakistans relatively new ambassador to the United States , asad majeed khan. While he arrived in his ambassador position in january, he has long and deep experience both in washington, working on u. S. Issues back in the ministry and most recently was serving as ambassador to japan. Before coming here. He has an outstanding sense of not only dynamics with the u. S. , but globally and him particular asian security. We are honored to have you with us. What we will do, i will ask a few questions to get the discussion started. And then we will turn it into a larger discussion. I have invited the ambassador if at any time he wants to ask you all a question or me a question, about what is going on in this very predictable rational environment in which we live in in washington, we ar
Good morning ladies is ultimate. Welcome to the Carnegie Endowment. My name is george and i am a Vice President for studies here at the endowment. Its my pleasure to welcome you this morning for a discussion with pakistans relatively new ambassador to the United States , asad majeed khan. While he arrived in his ambassador position in january, he has long and deep experience both in washington, working on u. S. Issues back in the ministry and most recently was serving as ambassador to japan. Before coming here. He has an outstanding sense of not only dynamics with the u. S. , but globally and him particular asian security. We are honored to have you with us. What we will do, i will ask a few questions to get the discussion started. And then we will turn it into a larger discussion. I have invited the ambassador if at any time he wants to ask you all a question or me a question, about what is going on in this very predictable rational environment in which we live in in washington, we ar
With pakistans relatively new ambassador to the United States, mr. Majeed khan. When he arrived in his ambassadorial position here in january, has long and deep experience both in washington working on u. S. Issues and at the ministry in islamabad, and most recently serving as ambassador to japan, before coming here. He has an outstanding sense of not only the dynamics with the u. S. , but globally, in particular asia security. So we are honored to have you here with us, ambassador. What were going to do is, i will ask a few questions to get the discussion started, and then, we are going to turn it into another discussion turn it into a broader discussion. I have also invited. The ambassador if at anytime he wants to ask you all a question or me a question about what is going on in this very predictable, rational environment which we live and in washington that we are fair game. Everyone should understand that it is meant to be a twoway conversation. Ambassador is a diplomat and talent
But about 40,000 veterans are still homeless on any given night. Thank you, thank you, pete, and thank you all. Thank you all on behalf of your department of Veterans Affairs, but more importantly thank you on behalf of thousands and thousands of warriors and their families. Im going to take a bit of a pause here and recognize a friend in the audience. Pete was very kind to talk about my background but theres someone out there, colonel United States marine corps, and that is a title that never expires. I made the mistake of telling secretary of state George Schultz during the next introduction that he was an exmarine. [ laughter ] the side of my head was caved in with more ferocity than any of the jesuits did when i was growing up. But tom bowman is here, the former deputy secretary of Veterans Affairs. Someone who has spent a life not only in uniform, but also serving americas most deserving. So good to see you, sir. [ applause ] now leo shane from military times is here. Hes got an h
Lot to create change in this country or for people of color, and i just felt like in this instance it was my turn to step up and be an agent for change, and im proud to do that. I have two sons, theyre 8 and 7. I have a 5yearold daughter. When i look at them, i dont want them to go through some of the things ive had to go through. Its hard to do what were doing here because you know in doing so you risk doing what you love, which is coaching the game of football. But being a black coach in the National Football league, you know that theres a target i would say a little bit of a target on you, and you know you have to be better than your counterparts. Live now at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens where flores was coaching just a few weeks ago before being fired. Laila, stunning, emotional allegations here about race and controversial pressure he felt from higher ups at the Miami Dolphins. Fill us in. Reporter right, ana n. That interview you got a sense of determination to bring about