Series on elections, covering election operations, election integrity, and election security, which will be the focus of our conversation today with our guest, a former department of Homeland Security secretary, mr. Michael chertoff. Im going to read a little bit about mr. Chertoffs bio before i turned it over to our host, elliot burke. As secretary of the u. S. Department of Homeless Committee from 2005 to 2009, Michael Chertoff led the cutHomeland Security from 2005 2009, Michael Chertoff transformed fema into an Effective Organization following hurricane katrina. His greatest successes have earned if headlines because the Important News is what didnt happen. At the chertoff group, mr. Chertoff provides highlevel Strategic Counsel to corporate and government leaders on a broad range of Security Issues, from Risk Identification and prevention to preparedness, response, and recovery. For heading the department of Homeland Security, mr. Chertoff served as a header will judge on the u. S
You basically. The. Chinese government. We break into people in the power to take you to the u. N. General assembly in new york russias foreign minister Sergey Lavrov is about to address the summit via a video recording so were just waiting for him now to be introduced by. An official there a representative from russia so lets. Address. What it was next to the citys latest and. I have the honor of speaking on behalf of the Member States of the collective Security Treaty Organization the republic of armenia the republicans but the groups the republic of kazakhstan take a stand. The republic of tajikistan and the Russian Federation and today we are commemorating a truly significant event 75 years ago the foundation of our common global house the United Nations organization was late looking back we marvel at the decisiveness with which the founders of this Global Organization and to build a deployed democratic system for International Relations they came together as one in order to spare
The Chicago Council on Global Affairs. He talked about his experience serving under president and obama. Steve and on behalf of the family, it is my pleasure to welcome you to the distinguished lecture. Mattis in front of an audience of 900 people, a scenario which would be unthinkable today. And the Chicago Council which we founded in 2018. For thes as a form discussion and elevation of diverse perspectives on the big global questions. It can be and policymakers, military leaders, journalists, and analysts throughout the year to discuss their insights with the public. The center produces original research to deepen our understanding of the proposed solutions to critical global the surveyincluding of American Public opinion on u. S. Foreign policy. The 2020 installment will be released later this summer. As the council approaches its totenary, they will continue enhance important work into the second century. Turning to this afternoons program, its my honor to welcome our distinguished
Seek meaning and transformation. It alienates them in certain ways. So, bell is writing in 1960 that theres this ongoing problem of alienation, of a lack of full illment. And the parameters there, when we move from the realm of formal politics, political parties, political philosophy into the world of personal politics and personal experience, i think will also be reflected in our discussions in the second half of the semester. Sound good . All right. Well, i look forward to those conversations in a couple of weeks. Have a good spring break. Youre watching American History tv. Every weekend on cspan3, explore our nations past. Cspan3, created by americas Cable Television companies as a Public Service and brought to you today by your television provider. Weeknights this month, were featuring American History tv programs as a preview of whats available every weekend on cspan3. Tonight, San Diego State University Professor lectures on the vietnam war. He looks at the conflict from u. S. M
To do here. I have always been reluctant to say this truly could be one of the most important things we as members of this committee do. The world is experiencing today and what the american and as is americas face is one of the most significant challenges that a lot of us will face in our lifetime. The bad news, the really bad news is that its entirely possible that it will happen again. I say this of course because the experts tell us that this virus that made the leap from one species to another can very easily happen again and if there are 2000 of these viruses out there you have no idea what they can do when they get into a human being. Thats what experts and scientists tell us have identified within their branch about 2000 different viruses. Having said that we need to look forward and i want to stress what im trying to do with this and what about all of us are trying to do, to look forward. There are a lot of hearings going on and a lot of hyperbowl going on and a lot of blame a