Is an hour. Hello, and welcome. I have the exact Vice President of the Atlantic Council. Thank you for joining us today. I am delighted that we are joined today by the deputy secretary of state to help markley state departments own celebrations. The Atlantic Council commemorates pride by featuring analysis and hosting national and Global Leaders that are advancing the rights and protections. Our own Staff Company lgbt advisory council, working with policy fellows, seeking to elevate and spotlight contributions that the Lgbti Community has on Foreign Policy and National Security. We recognize the importance of allies that affect all communities affected by injustices of societal norms. By president today anderson, who will closeout the event. Those of you who are joining from outside the u. S. Government, full disclosure, i served as a Vice President over 20 years ago. For those of you who are not familiar, by many accounts, one of the most engaged organizations in the federal governmen
Americas northern triangltrian recognition of acute challenges these countries face. U. S. Assistance through the strategy complements the investments northern triangle governments are making through their own development plan, the alliance for prosperity. They plan to spend 2. 6 billion this year on their own plan. Continued u. S. Support will be vital to colombias success as it seeks to implement a peace accord. Our partnership with mexico remains an important priority for the United States, and includes a range of issues that benefit both countries, including trade and investment, energy and security. The merritt initiative continues to provide the framework for our bilateral Security Cooperation at both forward and state levels. Our request also includes a central democracy assistance for cuba and venezuela, where the United States will continue to provide assistance that advances universal human rights and supports vibrant civil societies. Promotions of democratic principals and h
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Build it into this high school that is now commonly ranked as one of the 25 best public high schools United States and the students are here as part of a constitutional competition that they have been participating in and i am really happy to have them here. This is a good hearing for them to be at. I have the opportunity last week asking essence of this hogan and mr. Paul mary with respect to the northern triangle and i will focus my questions to the secretary. Yesterday, i had a meeting with senators baldwin and coons with inspirational city councilwoman and in in stable. She founded the Istanbul Pride parade in 20 2003 and there were 30 marchers. By 2014, there were over 80,000 marchers and last year, the turkish government use Water Cannons to shut the march down and disperse everyone after it had grown so large. She was visiting us to talk about ways in which the United States could be helpful and when senator coons asked her how we could help human rights in turkey. This was her
Principles internationalism. Im delighted to be cohosting todays event with the diversity in leadership program. And with the support of our Employee Resource Group on the topic. It is wonderful to see so many of you here in person at csis. I we host todays event for lgbtqai plus lgbtqia people at a moment of great dichotomy. Through the support of advocates, protection of rights around the world is increasing in many places. We have seen bright spot that stand out as a testament to those activists over the year. In december, the Chilean Parliament passed a samesex bill, the 31st country in the world to do so. This month, the thai cabinet endorsed a Civil Partnership bill. Argentina, colombia and the u. S. Government now recognize nonbinary identities. The Kuwait Constitutional Court struck down a law used by Security Forces to enable abusive transgender individuals. But for every bright spot, we see many continued attacks on lgbtqia plus rights, we see what in ghana, and in places lik