mr. prime minister. you have a section in the book. throughout the book, you talk about power, talk about leadership. what it takes you talk about the triangle. we live in a very troubled world, a world in crisis, crisis in ukraine, you know roll out in o ominous ways. how do you stabilize it, get peace? the those who believe the way do this is soft power. commit tcommitment to democracy will assure the arc of history as martin luther king said bends today justice. i think it say brittle arc
because i d be concerned about what these guys bring to the fight. i just want to ask you about former secretary of state madeleine albright. she died today, it was announced. you served together in the clinton administration. how do you think he should be remembered? well, i knew secretary albright for almost 50 years. we were very, very close friends. i knew her as a woman of great passion, intelligence, commitment to democracy. she and i helped to edit a study that was done under the institute of peace and the national holocaust museum here in washington, preventing genocide. and going through and analyzing what has taken place in the past and how we prevent it going forward. we re seeing a classic case of what putin is doing at this point by leveling cities. he s driven out 10 million people out of their homes who have no place to go. so, i would remember her as a fierce advocate for democracy. and i would say she s also a
Bangladesh's gains have not been easy and building on them will require a continued commitment to democracy and human rights against the backdrop of the pandemic and the refugee crisis at the country's doorstep, United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Samantha…
the leader of the world s largest democracy to the white house. i have always had a deep admiration for your country and for its people and a profound appreciation for your rich culture, heritage, and traditions. this summer, india will celebrate the 70th anniversary of its independence, and on behalf of the united states, i want to congratulate the indian people on this magnificent milestone in the life of your very, very incredible nation. during my campaign, i pledged that if elected, india would have a true friend in the white house. and that is now exactly what you have. a true friend. the friendship between the united states and india is built on shared values, including our shared commitment to democracy.
are held in such high esteem by americans partly because we share so much. not only do we share a language, a commitment to democracy, a set of shared values, but i think there s also a shared sense of open spaces and a pioneer spirit and as the prime minister gillard said it s what makes us such great mates. we ve had a useful discussion about a wide range of issues. we begin by me once again expressing on behalf of all the people of the yunited states ou deepest condolences for those families that were affected by the terrible floods recently. we want to commend prime minister gillard and her government and all personnel involved for their timely response and what i know is a