We will hear from senior cdc officials and agencies former director. The center for Strategic International studies hosted this event. Welcome to this discussion. Im very pleased to introduce our guest in a moment. Were going to be discussing the evolution of our integrated strategies. Im wearing a different hat in the context of this meeting as the cochair of the bipartisan alliance on Global Health security. I welcome you and i will make sure there is time for questions at the end of our discussion, so be prepared for that as well if youd like to participate in the conversation. We also welcome our online guests to this discussion. So why are we here . We are operating under the basic premise that cdc has a Critical Role to play in interNational Security. We try to be productive in helping the cvc build its capacity in this regard and really look at what is necessary for the cvc two in a sense recover from some of the issues that emerged during the global pandemic. We had a wonderful
Members of congress, distinguished guests colleagues from the department of defense, past and present. Members of the Vietnam Commemoration Advisory Committee the, thank you for being here today. Thank you to the organizers an commemorative partners of this important event and thousands like it across the country and the entire vietnam commemoration effort. Most importantly, thank you to the vietnam era veterans and their families who join us. You honor us with your presence. In a year of anniversaries for this years marks the 150th anniversary of the end of our civil war, the 70th anniversary of the end ever world war ii, the 65th anniversary of the start of korean war, today we gather to remember the vietnam war and to honor those who served in it. We remember the 50th anniversary of president johnsons executive order establishing the Vietnam Service ribbon and we honor our 7. 2 million living vietnam era veterans. Fair fallen comrades in arms including those still unaccounted for an
But i think that our work, the work ahead continues to be the building of trust, the building of understanding, the building of what we call faith literacy and development, this literacy across the two communities. And i would like to just point out that the materials, all the materials for the conference, are available on the website of the joint learning initiative at www. Jliflc. Com. I commebled those to you commend those to you. Anita great. Thank you. Now well open the floor to questions. There will be people coming by with microphones and so please wait to get the microphone before you ask your question. Id like to you identify yourself and your organization before you ask a question. Well take three at a time and then well pose them to the panel. Weve got several hands up here. Questioner good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you so much for your presentation. My organization is hope for tomorrow. A u. S. Based organization although were also based in ken yafment thank you
I yield. Sort of like those people who think it might have been a good idea to let puerto rico be independent, mr. Brooks. Thank you, mr. Chairman. Ive been pondering American History with europe while weve been listening to your testimony and q a back and forth. And it seems after world war ii for 47 years when there was not a European Community our relationship with europe was good. Then we had the eu created seven years worth of phase in and the Euro Currency comes into play in roughly 1999 and now 16 years thereafter and our relationship has been good. So either way, americas relationship with europe has done well with and without the euro. So to me, the European Union issue is more of a focal point for the european nations and they should be the deciders of their fate. And im curious about a comment that was made that the European Union is better for the usa, quote end quote. And my question is, why . What can you share for us that would help convince me that it is in americas bes
House Foreign Affairs on cspan tonight or any time on cspan. Org. As Foreign Affairs subcommittee on europe held a hearing today on the European Union, its future and the u. S. Relationship with eu members the greek financial crisis, and britains referendum vote on the european membership in 2017 led to increased speculation on the future of the eu and how its troubles can impact the u. S. Economy. This is about an hour and a half. Im sure he will be joining us momentarily. Im sure he wont mind if we get some of the formalities out of order. I call to thrd this afternoons hearing on the future of the European Union from a relatively modest idea in the early 1950s for six countries to form a Common Market for steel and coal production. The Super National organization that we now know as the European Union was created. Five and a half decades on it has expanded to including 28 National Governments is and represents over 500 Million People. Taken together, the gdp of the eu is over 18 tri