Global development initiatives. From the National Press club, this is an hour. Good afternoon. And welcome. My name is mark hamrick. I am a former president of the National Press club. I am currently president of the society of American Business editors and writing and Washington Bureau chief with bank rate. Com. The National Press club is the worlds leading professional organization for journalists, committed to our professions future, through our programming with events such as this while working to foster a free press around the world. For more information about the club, please visit the website at press. Org. To donate to programs offered for the public through the Journalism Institute visit press. Org institute. On behalf of our members worldwide i would like to welcome our speaker to those in the audience. The head table includes guests of the speaker as well as working journalist, club members. If you hear applause in the audience, wed note that members of the general public at
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By the United Arab Emirates say theyve taken control of the yemeni city of aden. The. Russian sponsored talks on the war in syria wrap up in sochi ending a day of heckling and an opposition protest at the airport. Kenyas Opposition Leader raul or doing the is sworn in as the peoples president in a mock you know gratian ceremony. The u. S. Awaits President Trump state of the Union Address not least what he has to say about immigration. As the English Premier League sits a new january transfer spending record with more than twenty four hours still to go. To yemen where succession his forces say theyve taken control of the southern port city of eight and thats where the saudi backed government of president. Hadi has been based after hoofy rebels took control of the capital in two thousand and fourteen the Reuters News Agency says the forces which are backed by the u. A. E. Of confine the government of president hadi to the president ial palace suggesting splits in the Saudi Led Coalition