Archival films that help bring context to todays Public Affairs issues. Film documents the september 1963 trip of afghanistans king and queen. Frommed zahir shah rain 1933 until 1973, when a coup abolish the monarchy. Returning to afghanistan after many years in exile, zahir shah was given the symbolic constitutional title father of the nation. As seen on the right in this photo, when hamid karzai was sworn in as afghan president in december of 2004. The former king died in 2007 at the age of 92. Library,m the kennedy a film following the royal couple from washington, d. C. Too many stops in the u. S. , including former president eisenhowers farm, disneyland, and new york city. Kabul, their majestys King Mohammed zahir and Queen Humaira prepared to leave for the United States of america. Our mountain kingdom bids his majesty farewell. He will be our first king to visit the United States. West, towards the setting sun. The trip will take them halfway around the world. Their destination
Numbers because i was told that the intel that the government has on the syrians is not as good as the one it had on the iraqis, et cetera. So there are genuine difficulties that will have to be overcome, but our experience over the past 40 years in dealing with resettlement is that this country has the expee willingness to do it when the conditions require it. Let me just some discussions right now about us working with russia as it relates to syria. And i just want to understand from your perspective, dealing with refugees, are they fleeing assads barrel bombs or are they fleeing isis . I know theyre fleeing both. Generally speaking can you get at for this discussion the greater roots or roots, if you will, of why theyre fleeing the countries briefly . Then i want to follow with questions. Go ahead. Last week in greece over the course of two or three days, i must have spoken with 200 or 300 refugees, the majority of them syria. The answer to your question, it depends where in syria t
Sworn in as afghan president in december of 2004. The former king died in 2007 at the age of 92. Next, from the kennedy library, a film following the royal couple from washington, d. C. Too to many stops in the u. S. , including former president eisenhowers farm, disneyland, and new york city. Kabul, their majestys King Mohammed zahir and Queen Humaira prepared to leave for the United States of america. Our mountain kingdom bids his majesty farewell. He will be our first king to visit the United States. West, towards the setting sun. The trip will take them halfway around the world. Their destination is washington, the capital city of the United States. Their majesties are accompanied by the United States chief of protocol, land first in Langley Field in the state of virginia. The affection they receive resembles home. The first to welcome them are young afghan students attending universities in the United States. Next day their majesties travel to washington, the capital of the United
As you provide them with your wisdom to meet the challenges they face. May they trust you completely, whether in the sunshine or storm. Help them to remember the many times you have helped them when they had no solutions for their problems. Lord, lead them to be such true stewards of our National Trust that they will transmit this nation to our decendants far greater than it is today. We pray in your strong name. Amen. The presiding officer please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to the flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. The presiding officer the clerk will read a communication to the senate. The clerk washington, d. C. , july 9, 2014. To the senate under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable edward j. Markey, a senator from the commonwealth of massachusetts, to p
(Season 20 Episode 10 of 13): With Angela Barnes, Ed Byrne, Laura Lexx, Jonny Pelham and Ahir Shah. Mock the Week airs on Dave at 11:15 PM, Sunday 26 May. With Angela Barnes, Ed Byrne, Laura Lexx, Jonny Pelham and Ahir Shah