Barack obama. This is a 45 minutes. My name is steve crown and on behalf of the crown family its my pleasure to welcome you to the Second Annual leicester crown distinguished lecture on u. S. Foreign policy. For last your selection we hosted former defense secretary jim mattis in front of an audience of 900, a scenario which would be unthinkable today. Covid19 pandemic has transformed americas economy, society and international relations. And along with protest for Racial Justice there are questions about americas Global Leadership, image and power. These questions have elevated the importance of the work of the leicester crown center on u. S. Foreign policy and the Chicago Council which my siblings and i founded in 2018. The Center Serves as a forum for the discussion and elevation of diverse perspectives on the big global questions. They can be policymakers, military leaders, journalists and analysts on stage stop the year to discuss their insights with the public and others. The cen
Good afternoon and welcome to the aspen institute. I am the executive director of the Strategy Group and formed and its a great pleasure to see this crowd. You will all be on cspan so be on your best behavior. We are here to launch an important book on the future of the u. S. China relationship called the struggle for power u. S. China relations in the 21st century. I want to say a word about that but first, recognize distinguished guests. I want to recognize the cochair of the organization, former secretary of state, Condoleezza Rice whos here with us. And youl you will be hearing fm secretary rice and about half an hour she will be one of our conversationalists. The harvard emeritus professor could not be here with us but is very much part of this effort. I want to pay tribute to the former secretary of defense and a very good friend of mine, secretary bill and mrs. Janet calling. Welcome. [applause] i also want to pay tribute to one of the people who form the embodies bipartisanship
The aspen institute. I am the executive director of the Strategy Group and formed and its a great pleasure to see this crowd. You will all be on cspan so be on your best behavior. We are here to launch an important book on the future of the u. S. China relationship called the struggle for power u. S. China relations in the 21st century. I want to say a word about that but first, recognize distinguished guests. I want to recognize the cochair of the organization, former secretary of state, Condoleezza Rice whos here with us. And youl you will be hearing fm secretary rice and about half an hour she will be one of our conversationalists. The harvard emeritus professor could not be here with us but is very much part of this effort. I want to pay tribute to the former secretary of defense and a very good friend of mine, secretary bill and mrs. Janet calling. Welcome. [applause] i also want to pay tribute to one of the people who form the embodies bipartisanship was involved in every effort
Army colonel rick reskorla who gave his life on 9 11. Rick earned the silver star and the purple heart for his service in vietnam. He later became the Vice President for security at Morgan Stanley in the world center. On the day of the attack, rick died while leading countless others to safety. His selfless actions saved approximately 2700 lives. Today im honored to announce that we will soon be awarding the late rick reskorla the president ial citizens medal for his extraordinary sacrifice. Though rick has left this earth, we will ensure that the memory of his deeds will never ever be forgotten. His memory will forever endure. Thank you. Thank you, rick. Thank you, rick. [ applause ] thank you, rick. Here on the western side of the pentagon, we saw brave men and women rush into the fire and race into the scorching flames to rescue their colleagues. When evil seeks to do us harm, the incredible men and women of the United States military answer with unyielding valor and unstoppable res
Wallet hacks all of that isle coming up and more. See how we have to quote two different bitcoins because they trade in multiple places. Next, critics said truckers would not want an electric semi. Weve seen a number of new corporat corporate orders for teslas semitrucks a deeper dive on whats behind those buys. Thats a coo l story. Major biotech conference kicking off this weekend which companies could be big movers come monday after their data released. First to our top story, the november jobs report come inninn better than expected Steve Liesman joins us to break down the numbers. Michelle, this is a good number but o bit of a mystery when it comes to the jobs market the job market never gets tight. Take a look at the numbers, up 228,000. Overall impression from economists we should be slowing down job growth to better equal average hourly wages did not tick up, the Unemployment Rate did not change, neither did the Labor Force Participation right. Heres what ubs said, showed above