Good afternoon and welcome to the first monday, the first working monday in january. This is partnership of three organizations. My name is adam powell. I am the director of washington operations of the university of Southern California and president of the Public Diplomacy council. Those are two of the partners in the monthly event. The third part any is the Public Policy alumni association. Im pleased to have the president of that organization here to also welcome you. Its my pleasure to welcome all of you and if i could take a moment to just highlight three events that many of you will be interested in. The office of historian of the department of state is putting out the volume of the Foreign Relations of the United States. The documents for Public Diplomacy from 1961 to 1963, which is the kennedy period when many of us date back to. You have to sign up in advance and i think it will be a very interesting exploration of the history of Public Diplomacy. Secondly, one of the things p
To the first monday, the first working monday in january. This is partnership of three organizations. My name is adam powell. I am the director of washington operations of the university of Southern California and president of the Public Diplomacy council. Those are two of the partners in the monthly event. The third part any is the Public Policy alumni association. Im pleased to have the president of that organization here to also welcome you. Its my pleasure to welcome all of you and if i could take a moment to just highlight three events that many of you will be interested in. The office of historian of the department of state is putting out the volume of the Foreign Relations of the United States. The documents for Public Diplomacy from 1961 to 1963, which is the kennedy period when many of us date back to. You have to sign up in advance and i think it will be a very interesting exploration of the history of Public Diplomacy. Secondly, one of the things pdaa does is provides awards
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On cspans q a. First Lady Melania Trump wednesday spoke at the 2017 International Women of courage awards ceremony at the state department. After her remarks, we hear from two of the winners, a human rights activist from botswana and a woman who was the victim of an acciden acid attack. Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the first lady of the United States, melania trump, acting under secretary of state, tom shannon, and the 2017 International Women of courage award recipients. [applause] good morning. Its my great pleasure to welcome you to the state department and the 2017 International Women of courage awards ceremony. Madam first lady, mrs. Melania trump, thank you so much for being with us today. We are deeply honored by your participation in this important celebration and grateful for your commitment and that of the president to the wellbeing and success of women and girls across the globe. Please join me again in welcoming the first lady. [applause] i would also like to welcom
International women of courage award. She called for continued progress on womens issues around the globe. Two of the award recipients also spoke about their experiences advocating for human rights. This is 50 minutes. Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the first lady of the United States, melania trump, acting undersecretary of state tom shannon, and the 2017 International Women of courage award recipients. [applause] mr. Shannon good morning. Its my great pleasure to welcome you to the state department and the 2017 International Women of courage awards ceremony. Madam first lady, mrs. Melania trump, thank you so much for for being with us today. We are deeply honored by your participation in this important celebration, and grateful for your commitment and that of the president to the wellbeing and success of women and girls across the globe. Please join me again in welcoming the first lady. [applause] i would also like to welcome the members of the diplomatic corps who are with us