good evening, everybody. thank you. it s really wonderful to be out to cohost this evening and partnership bipartisan policy center. i m invited to welcome so many distinguished guests. many partners and special friends for a program this evening with a special welcome to our keynote speaker, director of national intelligence, daniel côte. as jason has outlined, we are gathering for the anniversary of the worst terror attack in our nation s history and we are reminded of the urgency of our mission to build peace and resolve conflict around the world. usip was in fact founded in 1984 by war veterans who were weary of their work during world war ii and the korean war and established usip was the mission of working to resolve international conflicts around the world and we are dedicated to the idea that peace is very possible. it s also quite practical and it s absolutely essential for national security. and so we work with partners around the world and the pursuit of peace i
thank you, jason. it is wonderful to be able to cohost this evening. as jason has outlined, we are gathering for the anniversary of the worst terrorist attack in our nations history. we are reminded once again of the urgency of our mission to build peace and to resolve conflict around the world. ounded in 1984 by war veterans who were weary of their work during world war ii and the korean war and established usip was the mission of working to resolve international we are dedicated to the idea that peace is very possible. it is also quite practical. it is absolutely essential for our national security. we work with partners around the world in the pursuit of peace and very practical ways. we are delighted to be able to use our global headquarters for these kinds of gatherings, bringing people together from across disciplines, different experiences, different political persuasions. that is why it is important. document. from attacks. in the year since the report was released, w
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thank you. it s really wonderful to be out to cohost this evening and partnership bipartisan policy center. i m invited to welcome so many distinguished guests. many partners and special friends for a program this evening with a special welcome to our keynote speaker, director of national intelligence, daniel côte. as jason has outlined, we are gathering for the anniversary of the worst terror attack in our nation s history and we are reminded of the urgency of our mission to build peace and resolve conflict around the world. usip was in fact founded in 1984 by war veterans who were weary of their work during world war ii and the korean war and established usip was the mission of working to resolve international conflicts around the world and we are dedicated to the idea that peace is very possible. it s also quite practical and it s absolutely essential for national security. and so we work with partners around the world and the pursuit of peace in very practical ways to re
good evening, everybody. thank you. it s really wonderful to be out to cohost this evening and partnership bipartisan policy center. i m invited to welcome so many distinguished guests. many partners and special friends for a program this evening with a special welcome to our keynote speaker, director of national intelligence, daniel côte. as jason has outlined, we are gathering for the anniversary of the worst terror attack in our nation s history and we are reminded of the urgency of our mission to build peace and resolve conflict around the world. usip was in fact founded in 1984 by war veterans who were weary of their work during world war ii and the korean war and established usip was the mission of working to resolve international conflicts around the world and we are dedicated to the idea that peace is very possible. it s also quite practical and it s absolutely essential for national security. and so we work with partners around the world and the pursuit of peace i