The 40th anniversary of the fulbright scholarship program. Future speakers include James Buchanan on january 23 and John Harrington on fairbury 19th. If you have questions for our speaker, please write them down on the part on your table and send them to the front. I will ask as many questions as time permits. I would like to introduce our guest. Please stand when i call your name. Please withhold your applause until i am completed. Bernard shaw of cable news network, Lita Williams of the new york times, adrian farrell, a member who organized the lunch, a member of the french embassy, randy allen from pyramid video, dorothy of the washington post, finley lewis for the Minneapolis Tribune and ernest white of washington living magazine. [applause] host our guest today, James Baldwin, offers a lesson for those of us who are readers and writers. A message of clarity, wisdom, and determination. The message needs to be heard. 23 years ago 33 years ago, his first book, go tell on the mountain
I would like to welcome our members to lunch as well as our guest, and to those listening live over the National Public radio stations, and for those , before watch it later going further i would like to remind the members of upcoming events. Next tuesday, the guest will be william fulbright. The 40th anniversary of the fulbright scholarship program. James speakers include buchanan on january 23 and John Harrington on fairbury 19th. Ould like to remind february 19. If you have questions for our downer, please write them on the part on your table and send them to the front. I will ask as many questions as time permits. I would like to introduce our guest. Please stand when i call your. Ame please withhold your applause until i am completed. Bernard shaw of cable news , Lita Williams of the new york times, adrian farrell, a member who organized the lunch, a member of the french embassy, randy allen from pyramid video, dorothy of the lewisgton post, finley for the Minneapolis Tribune and
Keith dayton, to be u. S. Diplomat to ukraine. Several members pressed mr. Dayton on his willingness to report back to the committee of any knowledge of russian interference. If confirmed, he waited replace marie yovanovich, who was removed from her position last year. The nominees today are representative to the general assembly, the second one, to be deputy chief executive officer corporation,e Lieutenant General keith dayton be ambassador to Ukraine Special Political Affairs at the u. N. And alternative representative to the general assembly. Our nominees they have distinguished individuals. Senatorcotton and romney will be introducing mr. Wong, and we are glad to represent have former ed rice with us today. Suspend my Opening Statement and ask the Ranking Member to do the same until after introductions are made by our distinguished guests. With that, mr. Romney, member of this committee, we will start with your interaction of mr. Alex ron, so senator romney . And legal policy direc
Next tuesday, the guest will be william fulbright. The 40th anniversary of the fulbright scholarship program. Future speakers include James Buchanan on january 23 and John Harrington on fairbury 19th. I would like to remind february 19. I would like to remind those of you in the audience that if you have questions for our speaker, please write them down on the part on your table and send them to the front. I will ask as many questions as time permits. I would like to introduce our guest. Please stand when i call your name. Please withhold your applause until i am completed. Bernard shaw of cable news network, Lita Williams of the new york times, adrian farrell, riter for the first foreign affairs, a member who organized the lunch, a member of the french embassy, randy allen from pyramid video, dorothy of the washington post, finley lewis for the Minneapolis Tribune and ernest white of washington living magazine. [applause] host our guest today, James Baldwin, offers a lesson for those
Blame for a surge in new corona virus infection and on the American Vision for europe the german chancellor says her aims for the e. U. As germany takes over the presidency of the European Council to her main goal to contain and recover from the pandemic. Im good to have you with us we start with breaking news the Prime Minister of the ivory coast still madieu gone. Has died at the age of 61. 00. Was also the ruling partys candidate for the president ial election coming up in october his death throws that race into disarray the cause of death has not yet been released but. I just received medical treatment for a heart condition in france. Joined here at the big table by my colleagues you know you report. So what do these death mean for the ivory coast tonight yet so its a big shock for i recall certainly because he was only in march so i declared being the president ial candidate for the ruling party and as you said earlier the election coming up this year in october. Tomorrow and so a