I see your commitment to justice and your voice and your work at this point is extremely important. We thank you for your leadership. We need to open the floor to any member who would like to say a few words, short comments, raise your hand, call on those members wishing to be recognized. Madam chair. Thank you for the recognition and happy belated birthday. If i could admit something to you i dont want to be here, this is the 20 fourth anniversary. If i cant be with her it is a privilege to spend a few. You know so moved. You and steve have been so kind as i engaged in a variety meaningful. Absolutely. Thank you for your leadership. I am deeply impressed by several of your qualities if i can put it that way, your graciousness, your 10 asset in pursuing what you believe and openness to dialogue on perspectives, youve been very generous to me, a highlight of which was the phone call i received from you the other day in which you talked about work on the middle east partnership for peace
The subcommittee will come to order. This is a bittersweet moment to me. It is my last subcommittee, markup of the state. Going to get emotional. I will start again. Good afternoon, everyone. The subcommittee will come to order. This is a bittersweet moment for me, as it is my last subcommittee markup of the state bill,reign operations contemplate my retirement at the i ask you toear indulge me in a few reflections. First. The important work of this committee. Since world war ii come up aid has been a key component of the United States Foreign Policy. Allocate to the state department, the u. S. Agency for international development, and other federal agencies tasked with carrying out american interests and promoting freedom and democracy throughout the world account for only roughly 1 of our federal budget. Yet we have made the world healthierfer, and while improving the security of generations here at home. The dearupported eradication of polio. Stemmed the surge of hivaids. We have in
The u. S. Good morning, my name is nancy lindborg. I am the president and ceo here at the us institute of peace im delighted to welcome you here for a very important conversation to prevent violence in a fragile world. Our speakers here today i want to extend a special welcome to mark green we are honored to have them here today and a very warm welcome to Madeleine Albright whos been a fierce champion of democracy for years and a good friend. Many thanks to the National Endowment for democracy that makes todays event possible with your generous support and our good friends and partners in the george w. Bush institute. Its wonderful to have them cohost the event with us today. Usip was founded thirtyfive years ago, funded by congress nonpartisan National Institute dedicated to the notion that peace is practical and possible. We firmly believe todays complex foreignpolicy challenges require partnership across the aisle. We were just talking about this. Last Year Congress asked us to host
Announcer the siddi people are descendants of african slaves. The history of a forgotten people. Narrator r they dance to t thet of the african drum, deep in the forest, mimicking a disappearing species that theyve grown to lovethe asiatic lion. Theyre part of the 20,000 siddis, an ethnic group of african descent, who live in gujarat, western india. [boy speaking local language] narrator though far removed] from their a ancestral lands, te siddis s have cheherished their culture. [drums beating] now its a source of income for them. Narrator imran is a siddi, a descendant of the bantu people from southeast africa. He believes his ancestors originally came from uganda. Now he lives in a small village called jambur, with his mother and grandmother. The village is surrounded by the forest of gir, the last bastion of the worlds 500 remaining asiatic lions. Centuries ago, africans from ethiopia, eritrea, and somalia sailed to the indian subcontinent as merchants, while others were brought as
Announcer the siddi people are descendants of african slaves. The history of a forgotten people. Narrator r they dance to t thet of the african drum, deep in the forest, mimicking a disappearing species that theyve grown to lovethe asiatic lion. Theyre part of the 20,000 siddis, an ethnic group of african descent, who live in gujarat, western india. [boy speaking local language] narrator though far removed] from their a ancestral lands, te siddis s have cheherished their culture. [drums beating] now its a source of income for them. Narrator imran is a siddi, a descendant of the bantu people from southeast africa. He believes his ancestors originally came from uganda. Now he lives in a small village called jambur, with his mother and grandmother. The village is surrounded by the forest of gir, the last bastion of the worlds 500 remaining asiatic lions. Centuries ago, africans from ethiopia, eritrea, and somalia sailed to the indian subcontinent as merchants, while others were brought as