Sharing this space with us today and also to begin, i would like to thank our cosponsors, the gender equality and initiative affairs and the studies program, the National Securities program and the g. W. Military and veteran services for making in event possible. Thank you for your support. I would lining to begin this like to begin this event by saying is it is on the record and questions at the end are welcomed so today our conversation will center on the role of little and of in National Security and the role of women in National Security and interNational Security and ican think of no one more qualified to share her thoughts on this topic than secretary christine wormuth. Please allow me to share some of her career highlights. She is the 24th secretary of the army. She was worn in on may 27, 2021 following her nomination by President Biden and her confirmation by the United States senate. As the civilian leader of it have United States army, secretary wormuthover sees the services
Morning. The agreement between the u. S. And iran also held the United States on various arges and freeze up 6 billion in irian funds held in south korea. It has generated praise and condemnation and is fulfilled on the day that President Biden is said to address the United Nations general assembly. It is tuesday, september 19, 2023. Welcome to washington journal. This first half hour we will talk to you about the release of the american hostages in iran. To join the conversation this morning, called 202 7488000 if you support the deal arranged between the United States and iran. If you oppose the deal, it is 202 7488001. We welcome comments via text, 202 7488003. Tell us your name and where you are texting from. We are also on facebook, we will look for your post there and our next and instagram. You can post at cspan wj and we will post those as well. Will get deeper in the next halfhour, a quick conversation on this topic, getting deeper into what the deal between the u. S. And iran
Battle twith microsoft and the battle with prime. Things were in a different place with layoffs and a big restructuring taking place with the distribution model at the company. If you look at where things are right now, even with some of the downward pressure on stocks across the board, you are looking at the market cap of 1. 9 trillion. The Company Making 575 billion in revenue and sitting on 70 billion of cash. The stock is up year to date and is now up 6 since andy jassy took over from jeff bezos in july of 2021. That was in the middle of the pandemic. We have so much to talk to him about. We will bring that interview to you in the 8 00 hour. As you mentioned, given everything with inflation and the consumer may be feeling at this point, really perfect time to be talking to him about what he sees with his huge Retail Operations and beyond that and what is happening with technology. If you look at where the markets stand after big declines s yesterday, the dow down 400 points. The si
John will remember and probably agnos as well that the only alive black republican in the world ran booker t. Center. His daughter and his son and it was amazing how this was designed and people participated. Jim stratton was here and he was the booker t. Washington executive director. A mean son of a bitch but in every way and when in College London the organizations called i guess you would call them alpha, calpa, all of us. This is where we played when there was a fraternity league going booker t. Is where we did exactly that. We didnt know about all of the People Living out in Hunters Point. They were foreigners. We didnt bring them over here because we had a black community that was incredible and booker t. Was near the center of that black community. And it was just a wonderful thing. And to now have it redone to seat it this day in age, it is a godsend and and to have it redone in this day in age, it is a godsend and as said, you can look to do with the right kind of resources,
Out his plans to move the American Embassy in israel from tel aviv to the city. Its already prompted a heated reaction with arab leaders warning there could be dangerous repercussions. Were joined now by the bbcs north america correspondent peter bowes. A hugely significant moment there is. Why has donald trump chosen to do this and why now . Well, it is not entirely sure why now. It was a Campaign Promise by mr trump to move the American Embassy from tel aviv tojerusalem. The American Embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem. Perhaps some the American Embassy from tel aviv tojerusalem. Perhaps some domestic politics is playing into this and he wa nts to politics is playing into this and he wants to be seen to be making good on those big Campaign Promises in his first year in office, where perhaps he might have failed on some other issues. To the wider issue in terms of peace and the Peace Process in the region, why now, it is difficult to fully understand without hearing the details of what