Represent the president s council on sports, fitness and nutrition has submitted written testimony which will appear in the record alongside other testimony from the session. As a reminder all witnesses are asked to keep to five minutes for the prepared testimony. And as you can see if the timers on the wall in front of you we are doing our best to keep to that. I will now yield each of you five minutes. Good afternoon distinguished members of the commission. Project manager with the Sport Society program of the aspen institute. Thank you for the opportunity to provide testimony in the future sports in america particularly the state. Admittedly bring a diverse perspective to the states hearing when i started coaching at 18 although i found a service to many families particularly underserved communities coaching quickly became a calling than a career but not in the way i thought. Rather than learning an inning living as a coach i became a Coaching Researcher first at uc barkley than int
Hello and welcome to this hour jazeera news live from doha coming up in the next sixty minutes. More airstrikes in yemen where the killing of the ousted president Ali Abdullah Saleh threatens to escalate a devastating war. With that conflict and the gulf diplomatic crisis is set to dominate the g. C. C. Summit starting soon in kuwait city we have correspondents in three countries. And the plan for a pollution free planet as the u. N. Heres we are poisoning ourselves and our world like never before. With a days sport has russia await their fight with the international and the committee set to decide whether or not to ban them from the Winter Olympics. But first yemens capital is on edge just a day after the ousted president Ali Abdullah Saleh was killed by his the rebels his funeral is expected to begin shortly in the capital sanaa and hours after that to his is to hold a victory parade the killing the man who went from their ally to their enemy overnight saudi led airstrikes have targe
Television im jim and all this is the knees are live from london coming up. It is time to officially recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel condemnation and control over seas the u. S. President makes his announcement and directs officials to begin preparations to move the American Embassy from tel aviv. Palestinians have been protesting at the move their leaders in the occupied west bank in gaza have called for three days of rage. If you say only by realizing the vision of two states living side by side in Peace Security and little recognition. As the capital of israel and palestine and right from the un to un corellis there is a war the decision will further destabilize the middle east. Im tatiana franchise with the sports including the latest from the final night of the Champions League group stages details later in the program. A very warm welcome the new u. S. President donald trump has officially recognized jerusalem as the capital of israel and has directed officials to be
Place where his professional journey began, at carnegie where he served as an intern. After graduating from west and and ive known and admired nick for many years and we served together at the state department when nick worked for mister ross as a special middle east coordinators office. Nick went on to serve as one of the very few senior Us Government officials to serve virtually continuously since 9 11 in fighting terrorism around the world, first at the white house and then at nctc. Over the last three years, hes led and molded hundreds of colleagues from across 17 different federal agencies into a remarkably strong and cohesive team. At a moment when their increasing tendency, i think to disparage sometimes and to politicize the work of earlier Public Service, im especially glad to have the chance to highlight and honor the Public Service of Nick Rasmussen because nick has been the very best in Government Service so i hope youll join me in a warm welcome for Nick Rasmussen. [applau
Am delighted to welcome all of you to the Carnegie Endowment for international peace. Especially delighted to n, asme director rasmusse he completes nearly 30 years of Government Service. We are fortunate and honored he chose to offer a parting thoughts that the place for his atfessional journey began, carnegie where he served as an intern in the Junior Fellows Program after graduating from wesleyan. I have known nick for many years since the 1990s, we served together in the state department, when he worked for did this ross in the middle east coordinators office. Next went on to serve as one of the very few senior u. S. Government officials to serve virtually continuously since 9 11 and fighting terrorism around the world. Over the last three years, he has led and molded hundreds of colleagues across different federal agencies into a remarkably strong and cohesive chain. Ana moment when there is increasing tendency, i think, to disparage sometimes and to politicize the work of career