what will that process look like for most of the country? a harvard study out this week provides a roadmap. we talked to danielle allen, one of the authors of that report. later, new research from a leading vaccine expert from the mayo clinic later in the program. you can join us. lines are open. (202) 748-8000 in the eastern or central time zone. in the mountain or pacific time zone, (202) 748-8001. and if you are a medical professional, (202) 748-8002. we begin as we always do. the numbers courtesy of johns hopkins university. now nearly 2.8 million confirmed cases around the world in 185 countries and regions, with nearly 196,000 deaths. the death toll in this country over 51,000, with more than 900,000 cases in all 50 states. joining us is congressman jodey arrington, he reference the 19th district in texas. thank you for being with us. on greetings from the food, fuel, and cyber capital of the world. god bless and thanks for having me on the call. host: let me begin wi
the exceptional leadership in knowledge that resides in the jackson network. today is no exception. all of our panelists today are senior fellows who teach here at yale. our moderator today, secretary john kerry graduated from yale, and like jackson s founder, john jackson is joining us today, secretary kerry, left new haven to serve in vietnam. he then served more than two decades in the u.s. senate before becoming the 68 secretary of state under president obama. you probably know all of that, but what you might not know is that secretary kerry continues to pay it forward, helping to train the next generation of leaders here at the jackson yale ste and across many schools. it is my pleasure to welcome secretary scary. you might offer perspectives on how you assess the global ramifications of covid-19, and then introduce our panelists. thanks. sec. kerry: thank you very much, and ted, thank you for for theng this event jackson institute. it is the underwriter of what we are d
rolling in. i want to spend most of our time talking about policy, but we are in such strange times. i thought we could ask some questions about how your job is actually unfolding before we get into the meaty stuff. let s start with the broader context. you have got decades of experience at the u.n. you worked in the u.s. previously, in conflict zones. looking back in those errors, what has changed since when you started out? amb. pierce: wow, that is a big question. not much has changed, actually. that sounds a bit dull and it sounds like diplomats are stuck in the last century. but fundamentally, diplomacy is about human relations. it is about influencing people and explaining your point of view. stayedkills have unchanged since the ancient greeks. how you do that can change, obviously, and we are seeing in the covid crisis a lot more work being done through other means. but fundamentally, it has been ou about understanding the other side. it is about explaining that to you