Welcome back to the afternoon session of the National Security forum. My name is juan zarate, if you were here this morning i was privileged to be sit down with director pompeo for what i thought was a really interesting conversation. I hope you did as well. Bear in mind were not just the people in the room, great, good looking crowd, but were being livestreamed so we need to be on our best behavior. I have the distinct honor and privilege of introducing this afternoons session and kudos to the whole team for assembling this discussion with two of the most important, if not the most important figures in National Security, certainly with now the National Security advisor h. R. Mcmaster with us this afternoon. So, a real honor and privilege, i think, for all of us to have general mcmaster with us today. Ive been asked to introduce general mcmaster as well as mark who will conduct the interview. Mark as you know is the ceo for foundation of defendings and democracies, one of the great min
Threats. He also briefly took questions including one about the niger attack that left four u. S. Soldiers dead. Good afternoon. Please be seated. Welcome back. Im the chairman of ftds center on sanctions and elicit finance. If you were here this morning, ways privilege tobd able to sit down with director pompeo for what i thought was a really interesting conversation. I hope did you as well. Bear in mind that we are not just the people in this room. Great good looking crowd, by the way. But were being live streamed. So we need to be on our best behavior. I hlt honor and privilege of introducing this afternoons session. Kudos to fdd and cliff may and the whole team for asem am blg this discussion with two of the most important if not the most important figures in National Security. Certainly with now the National Security adviser hr mcmaster with us this afternoon. So a real honor and privilege i think for all of us to have general mcmaster with us today. Ive been asked toinlt deuce ge
Welcome back. Im the chairman of ftds center on sanctions and elicit finance. If you were here this morning, ways privilege tobd able to sit down with director pompeo for what i thought was a really interesting conversation. I hope did you as well. Bear in mind that we are not just the people in this room. Great good looking crowd, by the way. But were being live streamed. So we need to be on our best behavior. I hlt honor and privilege of introducing this afternoons session. Kudos to fdd and cliff may and the whole team for asem am blg this discussion with two of the most important if not the most important figures in National Security. Certainly with now the National Security adviser hr mcmaster with us this afternoon. So a real honor and privilege i think for all of us to have general mcmaster with us today. Ive been asked toinlt deuce general mcmaster as well as Mark Dubowitz who will conduct the interview. Mark is the ceo of the foundation for defensive democracies. One of the gre
Background briefings to as well to give team traveling from the press corps some logistical updates. Ill be glad to take her question. If you want to go first you may. Thank you sean. Good afternoon happy mothers day weekend. As you know in exactly one week the president will embark on his first trip abroad since taking office. Today want to explain his objectives for his visit to the middle east and europe and it also preview the schedule. The trip has three core purposes. First, to reaffirm americas global leadership. Second, to continue building key relationships with World Leaders and third, to broadcast a message of unity to americas friends and to the faithful of three of the worlds greatest religions. The president prioritize using strong relationships as you see here everyday. With World Leaders as a way to strengthen our alliances. He has been successful. You can see that in his diplomacy with a range of leaders from the Prime Minister he understands America First is not mean
First foreign trip. I would want to bring general mcmaster to preview what we are doing for the president s trip. We will next week brings the general back and give you a more detailed update as to what the president is going to be doing in each of the areas with highlights from the trip. I will obviously additionally have background briefings for you as well, to give the team from the press corps some additional updates. Without further ado, general mcmaster. Yes, i will be glad to take your questions. In fact, if you would like, you get to go first today. Happy mothers day weekend. As you know, in one week, the president will embark on his first trip abroad since taking office. Today i would like to spend the president s objectives for his visit to the middle east and europe and also preview a bit of the schedule. The trip has three core purposes. First, to reaffirm americas global leadership. Second, to continue building key relationships with leaders. And third, to broadcast a mess