Okay. Wonderful. Hello. Im delighted to welcome you to the Student International economic discussion with david cohen. Bill trainer will be introducing david in a second. As the director i wanted to kick things off. First with the big word of thanks to the lant tick council. Its been our partner in helping to organize this event. Helping to do a lot of the important work with not only other regulators but also some of our foreign partners and friends that embassies across the city. I also wanted to just give a word or two on the economic law since i see a good number of students here. The focus over a decade ago was on international trade. The institute has grown. We have here one of the largest faculties focusing on these issues and we like to do things in interdisciplinary way that takes an interesting take on international, economic and global affairs. Thats to integrate in real World Affairs to talking to many of our leaders here in washington on the front lines of managing and nav
Role in north korea and the current state of the iran nuclear agreement. Posted by Georgetown University law center. This is just over an hour. Okay. Wonderful. Hello. Im delighted to welcome you to the Student International economic discussion with david cohen. Bill trainer will be introducing david in a second. As the director i wanted to kick things off. First with the big word of thanks to the lant tick council. Its been our partner in helping to organize this event. Helping to do a lot of the important work with not only other regulators but also some of our foreign partners and friends that embassies across the city. I also wanted to just give a word or two on the economic law since i see a good number of students here. The focus over a decade ago was on international trade. The institute has grown. We have here one of the largest faculties focusing on these issues and we like to do things in interdisciplinary way that takes an interesting take on international, economic and glob
Cohair of the washington history seminar along with my colleague, christian, of the history and Public Policy program. Seminar for those of you who dont though is a collaborative east of the National History center which is part of the American History association and center for scholars. The traditionally meet on monday afternoons at 4 p. M. , though, today for our fall lunch weve made exception and chosen a beautiful pride afternoon to get this season started. Though, normally we meet on monday afternoons mark it down 4 p. M. If you vpght the goen schedule yet already please pick one up or go to the washington history seminars website, on the National History center to download a copy of all of the tacks for the rest of the fall season. Our programs is exciting mars dont happen like this for themselves and amanda perry of the National History center worked behind scenes to ensure that the seminars come off without a hitch. We also rely upon the generous Financial Support of a number
Its hard to imagine anyone more suited to the topic of a career in intelligence than mr. James clapper. Its a great treat to have him here this evening. As you can see from his background, hes had over five years of experience in the Intelligence Community, in the military side, on the civilian side, inside and outside government and overseas as well and maybe its not listed in his bio but maybe someone can ask him a question to tell you about his 2014 visit to north korea to rescue a couple of americans who got caught up there. I first met mr. Clapper in the 1990s when i was a baby bureaucrat in the pentagon and he was head of Defense Intelligence agency. I was, i confess, a little bit scared of him when i first encountered him but my boss, ash carter, and the rest of the pentagon civilian leadership held him in such high regard and respect that we were all grateful to have him part of the team. Most recently, i logged many hours with mr. Clapper in the white house situation room disc
Begins with an intelligence update so it was almost like a ritual prayer. Mr. Clapper would intel be intoned the latest update on whatever heart problems were at the table that day. Its been my pleasure over my entire career to work with a talented members and in particular and the white house who worked with mr. Clapper directly. For legions of intelligence professionals noting the integrity and humanity with which he has led the Intelligence Community from and he truly personifies the leader. And so its a special honor to introduce you tonight. The other thing that shows the humility of that is i did a little bit of surveying some of his former teammates and they said a favorite saying of his is that their job was to be in the engine room show boring shoveling the cold so i am sure we will have more than coal from the conversation he offers us today, so it is my distinct honor to invite mr. James clapper to the podium. Thank you very much. [applause] thanks very much. Its great to be