Moscow utilizes Digital Technologies to target us and our democratic allies from within. It includes election meddling and influenced operations directed by the highest levels of the russian government the very heart of the western world. We provided significant foreign assistance in europe and eurasia, almost all of which supports building resilience to an increasing pressure on russian malign influence in accordance with the fine. The department has increased his support for the Global Engagement center through additional funding and tapping. We have degraded prudence costs. By imposing the administration a section 321 russiarelated individuals and entities in january 2017. These sanctions and related action serve as a warning to the russian government that we will not tolerate inactivity aimed at undermining or manipulating our 2020 election. I confronted Deputy Foreign minister on russian interference in our elections in july and have raise the matter with Russian Ambassador severa
We are going to get all right i think well get started, i know there is a quick lunch but we have a very fall day. So great that was a great introduction and now we have a interesting discussion that we can turn to and for me this is a real honor and a personal privilege to introduce our lunch and guest. Susan is no stranger to the womens Foreign Policy group and throughout her career she has represented the best of the values that we promote at the womens Foreign Policy group. We all know are from her public life in the Clinton Administration and. She served as one of the youngest secretaries of state and then went on to service the u. S. Ambassador to the United States and then a National Security adviser to president obama. And her terrific new book and susan takes us behind the scenes of u. S. Foreign policy making from the rwanda and genocide the bombing of two she gives a clear insight into these and other tough National Security moments. Susan it was in the room at the table and
All right i think well get started, i know there is a quick lunch but we have a very fall day. So great that was a great introduction and now we have a interesting discussion that we can turn to and for me this is a real honor and a personal privilege to introduce our lunch and guest. Susan is no stranger to the womens Foreign Policy group and throughout her career she has represented the best of the values that we promote at the womens Foreign Policy group. We all know are from her public life in the Clinton Administration and. She served as one of the youngest secretaries of state and then went on to service the u. S. Ambassador to the United States and then a National Security adviser to president obama. And her terrific new book and susan takes us behind the scenes of u. S. Foreign policy making from the rwanda and genocide the bombing of two she gives a clear insight into these and other tough National Security moments. Susan it was in the room at the table and even in the crossha
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[inaudible conversations]. We will come to order. Good afternoon this is a fourth in a series of hearings we are holding as part of the inquiry without objection the chairs authorized to declare a recess at any time. There is a quorum present. Well proceed today as an Opening Statement than the Ranking Member can make his Opening Statement and then we will turn to the witnesses and then two questions. Without a now recognize myself to give an Opening Statement into the impeachment inquiry of donald j. Trump the 45th president of the United States. This afternoon well hear from two witnesses Ambassador Special representative for ukraine negotiations and to morrison former senior director for European Affairs at an sei appreciate the minorities request for these witnesses as well as undersecretary of state from whom we will hear tomorrow progress we have heard from other witnesses when joe biden was considered whether to enter the price one the president ial race in 2020 giuliani began a