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Programs pop. Global leaders, city, delight and united airlines, corporate partners, we would also like to thank our coorganizer, the young china watchers. It is a great flour be working with them for tonights program. Now it is my pleasure to welcome miss vicki lai, the cofounder and head of the new york chapter of young china watcher ford her brief remarks. [applause] good evening, everyone. Im vic year and lai and im the head of the young china watch america new york. Im behalf of the young chinaer watchers in new York Leadership Team who is in front, we would like to thank the Japan Society for this amazing opportunity to host this evening together. And thank you all for joining us. We have a fantastic evening for you. Our Organization Young china watchers is a Dynamic Group of china focuses young professionals. Through regular roundtables and talks with senior figures in the china academic policy and business communities, we provide a chance for engaged individuals to interact and
Relations. This is an hour. Welcome to [inaudible] im pleased to japan with the newly published book before we begin the process that makes the policy possible Global Leaders including United Airlines are partners throughout north america wed also like to thank our coer organizers it is a pleasure to be working with them for tonights program. Though its my pleasure to present the cofounder for remarks. [applause] good evening i am the head of the young china watchers new york part of the Leadership Team we would like to think the society for this amazing opportunity to host thisis and thank you for joining us we have a fantastic evening for you. Organization is a Dynamic Group of china focus professionals through roundtables and through the academic policies and communities to provide a chance to engage individuals to interact and discuss the most prescient issues emerging today through a growing Global Network with the next generation of leaders. And why have the privilege of introduc
To this Public Affairs program. We are extremely honored to have as our guest today, David Miliband. David is the president and ceo of the International Rescue committee. He oversees both agencies humanitarian relief operations and the Refugee Resettlement and Assistance Program in several american cities. I know that the name David Miliband resonates with most of our audience. But those that want to learn more about our guest, please take a moment and read what was handed out to you this morning. Today he will be discussing one of the biggest issues, refugees. In his recent book entitled rescue. It is he says, about chadwick while the refugee crisis may no longer be front page news, make no mistake, it is ongoing and global. While the followup from years of civil war top system list this is only part of the refugee issue. They are being afghanistan and somalia, and doris can be on here seeking shelter and wondering how they will survive. Swhile they have always been refugees, those wh
Good evening. Were deeing highed have join us erre van dick, investigateoff journalist focusing on terrorism in the middle east region and our moderator, Senior Vice President of programs at World Affairs. Were recording tonights program so please take a moment to silence your cell phones. Im tim, the Program Officer here at World Affairs. If you enjoy the discussion and are interested to learn more about the organization, ill be around after the program. I want to turn it over to our modern rater. So, good evening, everything, and thank you for joining us. Its my great pleasure to introduce our guest this evening, erre van dick, journalist, author and cbs news consultant who covers afghan and pakistan. He has authored a book called captive my time as a prisoner of the taliban and another work in afghan. He is also written for such publications as the New York Times, newsweek, and national geographic. And in 1981, while working as a correspondent for the New York Times, van dyk lived w