Trade. Program. We discussed this trip. This is half an hour. At our table this morning is s, he served from 201320132016, also a senior fellow at the center of american progress. I want to begin with the president at the diplomatic room in the white house, after returning from asia, this is what he said about what was accomplished. We have established a new framework for trade that will reppoppo saw city saw city through organizations and new fair trade deals that benefit the United States and our partners. We have laid out a pathway towards peace and security in our world where sovereign nations can drive, flourish, and prosper sidebyside. Mrs. Our beautiful vision for the future this is our beautiful vision for the future. This is a future where the stream is only possible if america is strong, proud, and free. As long as we are true to ourselves, faithful to our founding and loyal to our cities citizens, there is no task too great, no goal beyond our reach. My fellow citizens, amer
Middle east analysts discuss what this means for the saudi government at an event in washington, d. C. This is an hour and a half. Mr. Jahshan evening, i good would like to welcome all of you to this special briefing focusing on the shakeup in the riyadh regional and International Implications. Over the past 13 days since the november,ifth of some serious and very significant changes and steps have been taken in the kingdom of saudi arabia that attracted andattention of media political analysts all over the world, as a matter of fact. Know, there have been hundreds and hundreds, if not thousands, of articles and interviews conducted, written about the significance of these immediate,erms of midterm, longterm implications, domestic implications, regional implications, International Implications, for the kingdom and for those like the United States countries that have interests and special relationship with the kingdom. Although it has been a couple of weeks of hyperactivity at that , fr
Kosecki, jezz will conference washington, d. C. , the Nations Capital. The chaplain let us pray. In the book of proverbs chapter 10, we are taught, he who gathers in summer is a sun who acts wisely this wise pursuit to the wisdom of solomon has built our nation. Of this season, the africanamerican poet from dayton ohio, Paul Lawrence dunbar writes, oh summer has clothed the earth in a cloak from the loom of the sun. And a mantle, too, of the skys soft blue and the belt where the river run. Oh ye who toil in town and ye who moil in the mart, hear the artless song and your faith made strong shall renew your joy of heart. The fruits of the earth from the bounty of our land are all your gift and we praise you this day o god, for all who labor for our sustenance and those who govern our nation. Amen. The speaker pro tempore the chair has examined the journal of the last days proceedings and announces to the house his approval thereof. Pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1, the journal stands appro
Bilateral relations. On the 14th of december last, we heard the president of the United States, barack obama announced the policies against cuba had been wrong, causing damages and causing isolation to the u. S. Today, we have open than them the and all the countries recognize as a sovereign country, though this is a small and neighboring island. The reestablishment of diplomatic relations is apprehended in my country as a ignoble toward a process of civilized relations despite the differences and if the blockade is lifted if we are able to implement this type of relationship between the u. S. And cuba different from what has existed all along and history, in fact feel the recognition of the need to lift the blockade against cuba, the fact that during the talks we have had, we have perceived respect for cuba us independence to feel the determination of our people and that we can now talk as the secretary and i have now talked with absolute sovereignty despite differences show that the
Sure to take time but will benefit the people in both cuba and the United States. This shared result to look ahead is what drove our conversation today and what has brought us to this moment. We touched on a wide range of issues of module concern, and mutual concern including counter narcotics, telecommunications, the internet them a environmental issues, human rights, including trafficking and in persons and we discussed the opening of our embassies. We want to make sure that those embassies are able to function fully and i am confident the diplomats from both countries will have the freedom to travel and to converse with citizens from all walks of life. To help lead that effort, i am encouraged that we have a first rate embassy team in cuba led by our ambassador who is one of our widest and most experienced public servants. I congratulate foreign minister rodriguez on his this mornings opening of the embassy in washington. I look forward to making my first trip to cuba and holding a