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Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. My name is eli cohen, im the dean. Its my pleasure to welcome you to the rosof lecture on International Affairs with general David Petraeus. Before i introduce general petraeus, i would like to talk a series. Re about the charles rostof was a hopkins alumnus an was a dedicated supporter of the universitys efforts to improve our understanding of the world. And that, of course, is the mission. And were particularly glad today that we have with us charles daughter terry and his son gene and his wife heath tore be with us for this event. I want to express my gratitude to you and to your family for making it possible. So David Petraeus is one of those people who literally doesnt need a whole lot of introduction. Its not going to be that long. Hes currently been affiliated ith the k. K. R. Institute which supports k. K. R. s investment company. Portfolio hes known for his 37 years in this country in the United States army to include command of the surge
Whatever it may be you know, it is wonderful, frankly, its you get paid to do what you love to do. I am in government. What i wanted was intellectual stimulation. Does the world look different from this Vantage Point than it did in government . Gen. Petraeus it is a different perspective. All of this as the director of the cia, it is a financial investment. Ever think, gosh, i wish i had known that when i was at the cia . Gen. Petraeus well, sure. Knowledge of ath country or a particular industry. Of course the world has turned over a certain amount since i was director. We will talk about some of the most significant developments. Geopolitics has become vastly more important than it was when i was in government. Do not get me wrong. There are plenty of challenges. At but we will get back to this theme again and again. The rise of china. The fact that china is not only our biggest geopolitical competitor, but it is and was our biggest trading partner. That is the most important trade r
And how immigrants are bedded. Congressman labrador of idaho shares the house judiciary subcommittee on Border Security. This is one hour and a half. Subcommittee on immigration and Border Security will come to order. Without objection, we declare recesses of the committee at any time. We welcome everyone to todays hearing on oversight of the United States Refugee Admissions Program and i now recognize myself for an opening statement. I have long been a supporter of us refugee admission programs and the importance humanitarian is missions it serves. The United States and the peace and democracy under which we live should give hope to those around the world to face persecution by their government. Their home commies can appoint the free of such [inaudible] as a former immigration lawyer i seen the us rap at work firsthand. I have seen those who have been able to avail themselves of it come to this country and five. Just like with many Government Programs that start out with best intenti
Can that on cspan2. Live Coverage Today a former president barack obama in chicago making his first public remarks since leaving office. He is expected to discuss Civic Engagement and Community Organizing at the university of Chicago Logan Center for the arts. Pick up coverage will after the pro forma session of the house and you can watch that here at noon. , presswhite house Secretary Sean Spicer will brief reporters at 1 00 p. M. More live coverage with attorney general Jeff Sessions speaking on workplace integrity and ethical standards of the annual ethics and Compliance Initiative conference in washington, d. C. Including a discussion with former Justice Department officials from the clinton, george w. Bush and obama administrations. Thats live at 3 15 p. M. Here on cspan. Communicators,he we recently attended the state of the net concert in washington, d. C. And spoke with and miltonwski mueller about issues with internet use today. Im concerned with countries try to shut off Int