Biden administration can prepare to take office in january. Good afternoon, everyone. Welcome to another Miller Center webinar. Bill im going to moderate todays conversation. It is a real pleasure to be with you all and have these terrific guests. Guests. Actpresident ial transition was adopted by congress in 1963 to provide statutory framework for the peaceful transfer of power. It has been updated several times since. We are going to discuss rising issues coming out of that in the current transition and transfer. It has been almost a week since most Major Networks designated joe biden as president elect. The biden team has been moving forward on a transition and selected a new white house chief of staff, have launched a Pandemic Task force, and soon will be announcing other white house and cabinet level positions. Theyve started conversations with foreign heads of state and a number of american political leaders. A small but growing number of senior Republican Leaders have acknowledg
Significantly. A typical aircraft squadron might have 85 fully operational. More investments are being made and stealthy, longrange aircraft, Unmanned Systems in the air or under sees hypersonic missiles, small satellites and artificial we will be leaving this here and take you to a live discussion on president ial transition and National Security hosted by the university of virginia plus Miller Center. To moderate todays conversation. It is a real pleasure to be with you all and have these terrific guests. The president ial transition act was stopped by congress in 1963 to provide important statutory framework for the peaceful transfer of power. It has been updated several times since then and today we will discuss some of the important issues coming out of that in the current transition and transfer. It has been almost a week since most Major Networks designated joe biden as president elect. The biden team has been moving forward on a transition and selected a new white house chief o
Gentlemen, do not need an introduction but for good measure i will run through the very, very top lines of their bios. General james jones as executive chairman emeritus at the council and served under president barack obama as the 22nd National Security advisor beginning in january 2009 previously he served as the allied commander in europe and as the 32nd commandant of the marine corps. Great to have you, general jones bid honorable bob bud mcfarland is a Nuclear Technology Company Founder and served as the 13th National Security advisor under president Ronald Reagan and retired marine corps officer. Great to have you here too. Of course, ambassador john bolton shares the foundation for American Security and freedom serving most recently as the 27th National Security adviser under president donald trump. He previously served as the u. S. A matter to the United Nations under president george w. Bush and other government posts as well. Great to have the three of you here today. A few b
For george w. Bush Steven Hadley now with the atlantic counsel. Well have opening remarks and then switch over to the executive vice chair. I would like to extend a few thanks to some of our partners here with us today, penny, michael margolis, thank you very much. Without further ado, ill turn it over to you. Well, thank you, julia, and my thanks, also to steve hadley for moderating the discussion. Congratulations to the Atlantic Council for the opening of the center for geoeconomics. After having looked at your goals, its an extremely timely undertaking. More broadly now more than ever, the Atlantic Councils mission of a strange transatlantic relationship. Covid19 has affected our way of life. As a look to the future, that the right values guide us in a postcovid world. Thats why the transatlantic relationship so important. It represents over 40 of the worlds gdp and nearly half of global personal consumption. But it is about much more than the economy. It is a community of values th
Get started let me center best wishes for a speedy recovery to President Trump, the first lady, as well as all the officials who work closely with the president. One month out from november 3 americans across the country have already started voting in the most important president ial election in a generation. President elect joe biden for reelected President Donald Trump will face a double digit unemployment situation and a global pandemic, a reckoning on racial inequality and a divided nation. The one institution that could help address these problems is the federal government. The federal government needs to be effective if it will deliver for the American People. That is why preparation and planning today is critical for effectiveness on january 20. Regardless of your wins a smooth transition this year is not enough in this year we need the best transition ever in american history. Should Vice President biden win the challenges are truly daunting. In normal times a new president fac