Mr. Burns thanks. Its great to be with you. Great to be with all of you. Mary yes, it is great to be here. So we are tasked with looking at the future of american diplomacy and Foreign Policy, but i thought i might look backwards for a moment. How did you get started in this gig . This was early 1980s, you write in your book you were offered a princely salary 21,000. Mr. Burns it seemed like a lot then. Mary yeah, it was in 1980s in washington. And what was the attraction. . Mr. Burns my dad was a career army officer, so i learned to respect Public Service through his experience, as i was growing up. Then when i was 18, just by serendipity, one of my best friends in high schools father was the ambassador of egypt, so i spent time in cairo at an very impressionable age, and that was my introduction and. And then i went to the old u. S. Embassy on groves square and took the written exam for Foreign Service ironically the same week that our colleagues were taken hostage in tehran, which s
Thank you. Before we get underway, i want to take a moment to thank those who helped make this event and so much of our work possible. We are fortunate to be supported by a range of sponsors, who are partners, really, in the work that we do and the world that we seek to create. Thank you to our conference sponsors, bob abernathy, the Carnegie Corporation of new york, compton foundation, Craig Newmark philanthropies, the john d. And catherine t. Macarthur foundation, open society foundation, the sandler foundation, and here i just want to take a moment and recognize Herb Sandlers support to the Truman Community for over a decade. Mr. Sandler passed away just last week, and i am so glad to have met him just a few weeks ago. We are grateful not just for their continued investment in our Organization Since 2008, but for their willingness to lead by example in funding and guiding the good fight for a wide range of likeminded organizations. I would like to thank Board Members, john driscoll,
This is a goodlooking room. Welcome to trucon 2019. [applause] great to see so manys and members and sponsors and our board. Thanks so much for joining us here and welcome to trucon 2019. [applause] jenna i am so glad youre here with us today, and i am especially grateful to those of you who traveled a great distance to be here. Thank you. Before we get underway, i want to take a moment to thank those who helped make this event and so much of our work possible. We are fortunate to be supported by a range of sponsors, who are partners, really, in the work that we do and the world that we seek to create. Thank you to our conference sponsors, bob abernathy, the Carnegie Corporation of new york, compton foundation, Craig Newmark philanthropies, the john d. And catherine t. Macarthur foundation, open society foundation, the sandler foundation, and here i just want to take a moment and recognize Herb Sandlers support to the Truman Community for over a decade. Mr. Sandler passed away just las
From the bay areas local news station. Youre watching 4 news at 6. Now at 6, the bay bridge series is back with the oakland as hosting the San Francisco giants at the coliseum, which means another rally for those hoping to keep the as in the bay. Thank you for joining us and properties at 6. Im noelle bellow before the game as fans held a rally to speak out against the teams forthcoming relocation to las vegas kron fours gayle ong. Was there. These yellow sell . The team tables are handed out before the game as and giants fans gather for a boycott rally. People met a lot be with their green sell shirts on. This is the 4th reverse boycott. Rally as fans have held. They have been chanting sell the team during the 5th inning saying no to las vegas in urging as owner john fisher. To sell the team today is about unite the bay trying to get sides of the bay working together you know, the team to unite the bay have it all come together for one common cause. And where john fisher to sell the t
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