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Secretary blinken speaks at a gathering of Young Leaders from subsaharan africa, he discusses the influence that Young Africans will have on the world noting that 60 of african populations is under the age of 25. The Mandela Washington summit hosts this event in washington dc. music hello fellows. We are at the end of three days of programming here, it is such an honor to be here. Thank you for that introduction. It is my pleasure to be with you here today to ramp up your Mandela Washington fellowship for Young African leaders. We are thrilled you are here in d. C. For the first time in so many years. [applause] i have to tell you it is a real professional honor for me to be here today in my capacity as under secretary for Public Diplomacy but it is also a real personal pleasure for me to be here because i stood in this very room in 2014 with president obama when we inaugurated and announced this program. To see where it has gone today is amazing. [applause] over the years i have met m
Democracy at work. A republic thrives get informed, straight from the source on cspan, unfiltered, unbiased, word from word word for word. Get the opinion that matters the most, it is your own. This is what democracy looks like. Cspan powered by cable. Secretary blinken speaks at a gathering of Young Leaders from subsaharan africa, he discusses the influence that Young Africans will have on the world noting that 60 of african populations is under the age of 25. The event is in washington dc. Really have left me energized and inspired, prickly optimistic and they make me frankly optimistic and they make me want to do more for you in washington. I look forward to seeing you all in your home countries and your communities. At this moment, let me just add we are very concerned with the events that are unfolding around the continent, which makes the world work that leaders you do more important. Today, we are here to celebrate all of you. We have probably joined the chorus of your loved one
Madame speaker. Mr. President. Madame Lieutenant Governor, members of the general assembly, members of our congressional delegation, collects state and local government, and my fellow marylanders. One year ago we began our Work Together. And we knew, what we found the opportunity in the state and we had blinding potential in this state we also knew we were leaving too much potential on the table. And a one year later we still have got work to do. We have learned a lot of lessons, some hard lessons. [laughter] but solving big problems does not happen overnight. But lets be clear, a change is happening and today the state of our state, it is strong. [applause] we have announced the creation of nearly 40000 new jobs, many of them and communities that been historically left behind. [applause] we have the lowest Unemployment Rate in the country for the fifth month in a row. Crime is down across the states homicides involve more city are the lowest they have been in nine years. And communiti
Madame speaker. Mr. President. Madame Lieutenant Governor, members of the general assembly, members of our congressional delegation, collects state and local government, and my fellow marylanders. One year ago we began our Work Together. And we knew, what we found the opportunity in the state and we had blinding potential in this state we also knew we were leaving too much potential on the table. And a one year later we still have got work to do. We have learned a lot of lessons, some hard lessons. [laughter] but solving big problems does not happen overnight. But lets be clear, a change is happening and today the state of our state, it is strong. [applause] we have announced the creation of nearly 40000 new jobs, many of them and communities that been historically left behind. [applause] we have the lowest Unemployment Rate in the country for the fifth month in a row. Crime is down across the states homicides involve more city are the lowest they have been in nine years. And communiti