Man in the world, is that right . In the last several decades, one of the most important people in International Finance is not that wellknown to the public. Her name is kristalina georgieva. She was a senior commissioner of the European Commission, chief executive of the world bank, and now shes the managing director of the imf. She heads an organization whose purpose is to help countries that have financial problems. Today, because of the pandemic, there are many people that are calling her and many countries with financial problems. You have been a senior commissioner of the European Commission and now you are the managing director of the imf. In getting these positions, was it more difficult because you are a woman, or you are from a small country called bulgaria . Where was there more prejudice . Kristalina ultimately i got this job, so whatever the prejudice was did not hold me back. If i am to make a call on that, i would say being from a small country always requires to work tw
Thank you all for coming out. Its wonderful to see you here today. My name is Christopher Mcknight nichols, im a historian at oregon state university, a scholar of the u. S. International role in the world, i specialize in isolationism, internationalism, and globalization and my work that pertains to the panel today is promise in peril. You can buy it downstairs. I have the distinct pleasure of being the chair and coorganizer of this really exciting panel, i think, and i hope youll agree once were done. Its a fascinating topic with tremendous contemporary relevance as well as his totori significance. Our panel is entitled turning. 1916. This the not just about Foreign Relations but also world relations, international relations. Now the spark for this panel is the centennial of the 1916 election in which Woodrow Wilson ran on a he kept us out of war platform, despite the military interventions ongoing in mexico and in the caribbean. Marking the secentennial of thi election, this round t
In the last several decades, one of the most important people in International Finance is not that wellknown to the public. Her name is kristalina georgieva. She was a senior commissioner of the European Commission, chief executive of the world bank, and now shes the managing director of the imf. In that position, she heads an organization whose purpose is to help countries that have financial problems. Today, because of the pandemic, there are many people that are calling her and many countries with financial problems. You have been a senior commissioner of the European Commission and now you are the managing director of the imf. In getting these positions, was it more difficult because you are a woman, or you are from a small country called bulgaria . Where was there more prejudice . Kristalina ultimately i got this job, so whatever the prejudice was did not hold me back. If i am to make a call on that, i would say being from a small country always requires to work twice as hard to p
Globalization and my work that most pertains to our panel today is a book called promise and peril america at the dawn of a global age. Just out in paperback. You can buy it downstairs. I have the distinct pleasure of being the chair and coorganizer of this really exciting panel i think and i hope youll agree once were done. Its a fascinating topic with tremendous contemporary relevance as well as historygraphical significance. U. S. Foreign relations before and after that kept us out of war election. This is really not just about u. S. Foreign relations but also world relations, international relations. Now, the spark for this panel is the centennial of the 1916 election in which Woodrow Wilson ran on a he kept us out of war platform despite the military interventions ongoing in mexico and the caribbean. Marking the centennial of this election this round table brings together superb historians with a wide array of focuses to address whether or not 1916 should be seen as the end of an
Plus, high hopes. The new study on how thc could help in the fight against covid. Out of this world scent, the new perfume hitting the shelves. Why you may not want to wear it any time soon. And something spooky is happening at the box office. The halloween favorite making a major comeback. Good monday morning. We begin with President Trump under fire for taking a spin to surprise supporters while undergoing treatment for covid19. The president briefly left the hospital sunday to wave at supporters outside from his suv. The president was wearing a mask, but medical experts say he disregarded cdc guidelines for a photoop. The president s doctors say he could be released as early as this comes as covid cases linked to the presidengr at least 11 people testing positive after attending recent events with the president. There are fears that others could test positive in the coming days. Now the white house is facing criticism for a lack of transparency and conflicting accounts about the pre