Good morning, everyone. My name is melissa and i direct the project here at the center for strategic and International Studies and im divided to welcome you to todays event. The u. S. Approach to security jurisdiction in afghanistan. Before we begin today, i want to share our building safety precautions overall we feel secure that as a convener we have the duty to prepare for an emergency. I will serve as your Safety Officer at this event. Please follow my instructions. Finally take a moment to familiarize yourself with the emergency exit pathways to the room or directly behind you down the stairs if theres an incident behind you we will go out these doors, you follow me and i will take you to a safe location. Today we are delighted to be hosting two distinguished individuals from the special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, the director himself was sworn in as the special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction in july, 2012. He has more than 30 years of expe
Issues for the u. S. , talked about his report. This is an hour and a half. Good morning. I Melissa Dalton. I direct the cooperative Defense Program at this center for strategic and international studies. I am pleased to welcome you to responsibility, the approach to security in afghanistan. I want to share with you first are building and safety precautions. We feel secure in our building but we have a duty to prepare for emergency. I will serve as your response will Safety Officer in this event. Please follow my instruction should the need arise. Finally, please take a moment to familiarize yourself with the emergency exit pathways for this room directly behind you and down the stairs. If there is an incident behind you, we will go out these doors, follow me and i will take you to a safe location. Today we are delighted to be hosting to distinguished individuals from the special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction. The executive director himself, john sopko, sworn in in j
Good morning, everyone. My name is melissa and i direct the project here at the center for strategic and International Studies and im divided to welcome you to todays event. The u. S. Approach to security jurisdiction in afghanistan. Before we begin today, i want to share our building safety precautions overall we feel secure that as a convener we have the duty to prepare for an emergency. I will serve as your Safety Officer at this event. Please follow my instructions. Finally take a moment to familiarize yourself with the emergency exit pathways to the room or directly behind you down the stairs if theres an incident behind you we will go out these doors, you follow me and i will take you to a safe location. Today we are delighted to be hosting two distinguished individuals from the special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, the director himself was sworn in as the special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction in july, 2012. He has more than 30 years of expe
Weekend. He was a dedicated Public Servant and a good friend. As i begin the last state of the state address of my time as governor of the great state of maine, let me be first to thank my wife. Honey, please stand. [ applause ] first of all, she looks gorgeous. [ applause ] she has been unwavering as a representative from the governor to the people of the state of maine, and shes done it with grace, with dignity, and shes never said no that i can recall. Shes just unbelievable. And in case i forget, happy valentines day. [ applause ] i also want to thank our children. And tonight there are two that are here. Lauren, who youve all heard and known. Shes been with me since 2010. Now shes on her own, trying to set her own career, and i want to tell you, before its done, shes going to tower over what ive ever accomplished. My other daughter, lisa, who has two children im so proud of, and she has a son thats very active. And all i can tell you is paybacks a bitch. [ applause ] because i rem
Is taking care of our constituents at home. Voices from the states on cspan. Maine Governor Paul Lepage delivered his final state of the state address last week at the statehouse in augustine. He said he will not move forward to a voter approved measure to expand medicaid because the state legislature hasnt determined to pay for it. He leaves office in january of 2019 after eight years on term limits. [applause] thank you so much. Members of the 128th legislature, distinguished guests, and my fellow citizens, i want to briefly remember Paul Mitchell of waterville, brother of senator mitchell, who passed away this weekend. He was a dedicated Public Servant and a good friend. As i begin the last state of the state address of my time as governor of this great state, let me be first to thank my wife. Honey, please stand. [applause] first of all, she looks gorgeous. [laughing] [applause] she has been unwavering as a representative from the governor to the people of the state of maine. And h