Muslim contributions to American Society. The brooklyn oracle societies muslims in Brooklyn Project and of social policy and understanding muslims for n Progress Initiative cohosted the events. Evening, welcome. Out inou all for coming this nasty weather. We are really happy to see you here. For those of you who are sitting in back, if you feel like it, we would love to have you come up front a little bit more. We always have a good and lively conversation with the audience, and it is great to see people come up front, if you feel like it. Deborah schwarz, i am the president of the Brooklyn Historical society, and it is my pleasure to welcome you all tonight. I just want to get a sense of how many of you are here for the first time. Great, wonderful. Welcome, to those of you who know us well, and welcome to those of you who are here for the first time. We hope you will make this a place you come back to often. , muslims in tonight new york city, lessons from the past, visions for the f
it is good to be back in the granite state. i m going to make a note, never follow elizabeth gerard at the podium ever again. would you join me in thanking this woman for the love of her country? [applause] she is a standout rising star only in new hampshire in the republican party all over the country she knows that the introduction i prefer is a little bit shorter. i am a christian, a conservative , and a republican in that order. it is my honor to welcome you back to the lilac luncheon 2022. [applause] good to be with you all. before i begin, allow me to speak to you today, first and foremost not as a former vice president, but as a father, a grandfather, and the husband of a 30 year allergy schoolteacher. the bible tells us to mourn with those who mourn and grieve with those who grieve. our hearts are broken by the unspeakable tragedy in uvalde, texas. we are saddened by the loss of life of little ones, two heroic teachers. the entire community is on our hearts and in
challenges that we face as a country and the planet are studied and debated. so thank you for having us here today. and, i especially want to thank our friends at the asia society. dedicated to forging ties with people of asia to enhance peace, prosperity, freedom, equality, sustainability. thank you for hosting us today but you for your leadership every day. kevin, wendy, danny russell, all colleagues, all fault leaders but also doers and it s always wonderful to be here with you. i have to say i am really grateful, senator romney, for your presence here today. a man, a leader that i greatly admire. a person of tremendous principal who has been leading on the subject we will talk about today. senator, thank you for your presence. i m delighted to see so many members of the united core. because diplomacy is the indispensable tool for shaping our shared future. in the past two years we have come together to fight the covid-19 pandemic and prepare for future global health emerg
good morning. dear chancellor, esther olaf scholz, it is an honor for me to welcome you in your first year in office. we gather here at a critical moment. as we have seen throughout the many discussions this week. it is a critical moment for europe and the international community. following the russian aggression against ukraine, the world has changed abruptly. germany has also seen a watershed moment with far-reaching consequences for german, european, foreign and security policy. request since taking office mr. chancellor, you have worked tirelessly to secure peace, freedom and democracy. in these tragic times, the world needs to see a new era of verbal responsibility and cooperation to meet the monumental challenges that we face. a strong europe is crucial to this end. this is why we are looking forward to your participation this year. once again, welcome, chancellor. professor, ladies and gentlemen, when someone like me who has grown up in hamburg comes to diverse,
Officers and soldiers they covered. Among the speakers were former abc news nightline anchor ted koppel and yasutsune hirashiki, author of on the frontlines of the Television War a legendary war cameraman in vietnam. This event at the National Archives in washington is about 90 minutes. Now it is time to introduce our moderator terribly irving terry irving. He went into a career in television news, spending for decades covering wartime and political disasters throughout the United States. E has one and number of awards ladies and gentlemen, please welcome terrier thing in our distinguished panelists. Terry irving and our distinguished panelists. [applause] terry good evening. I should explain that none of these people are terry irving, but i am. [laughter] younow, we have here see, this is what you come prepared with everything you have ever written. We have barry who reported on virtually every Major International event, wars, policies of seven u. S. President s. Barry covered the fal