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It was 1945. The war was over. Slowly, painfully, life came back to the ruins of europe. The war was over, but there was no peace. Despair crouched over the continent. Hopelessness circled europe like a bird of prey. Why . What were the forces . What were the issues in a war that turned nations into rubble heaps, and populations into beggars. The people wanted the answers. They wanted to know what happened. And why. In the palace of justice in nuremberg, the people of the world came together. For there sat the International Military tribunal to judge the chief nazi war criminals. Just as robd robert h. Jackson, the chief american prosecutor, makes the Opening Statement for the prosecution. The privilege of opening the first trial in history the privilege of opening the first trial in history for crimes against the peace of the world imposes a grave responsibility. The wrongs which we seek to condemn and punish have been so calculated, so malignant and so devastating that civilization c
Without further ado please join me in welcoming carla hill and the speakers to the panel. applause again thank, you thank you. Big well im going to encourage you to take your seats and to join the conversation here, we heard and a prior Panel Questions about trade and not so many answers so we brought together a stellar panel that really represents a broad segment a of the western hemisphere and you could not find greater talent, so it is my great honor to introduce the panelists who will talk to you about rethinking our trade agenda and the, in the americas and its a challenging topic, we live in and certain times, not only in the western hemisphere but globally. But what we do in the western hemisphere can set an example and let me just tell you a sentence or two about each of our panelists. Sitting to my left is secretary mrsa birch or, who was appointed last october, the argentine as, secretary of International Trade in the ministry of production and labor, her assignment as descri
We will be talking about secretary james new book. I have read it and listened to it. That is what we are going to talk about. Maam, first and foremost, to break the ice, what inspired you to tell your story . , i wore debra throughout my life i have been active in the business of our National Security closer to 40 years. I have always been a civilian and i have worked in congress, worked in the pentagon for my several tours and been in private industry always working on defense issues. While i was making my way up, i would always look up to the people above me and there were very few women at that point to look up to but there were a couple. And some men. I would wonder to myself about how their lives must be perfect. And how they were able to attain these high. And here was my life which had some successes but plenty of failures and i felt like a hot mess compared to these role models. I know now that was not true. That everybody has something. I wanted for the next generation of wom
This is two and a half hours. [applause] good morning everybody. Good morning. The all right, well good morning. Maam i am honored moderate with you this morning. As was mentioned we are talking about new book. Its absolutely amazing but i will say to you today thats what we are going to talk about. First and foremost to break the ice what inspired you to tell your story . Throughout my life and as you have heard ive been active in our National Security for actually closer to 40 years. Times go by since the pie was written. I have worked in congress. Ive been to in the pentagon and ive been in private industry always working on defense issues. As i was making my way up and you can figure out my career and the ups and downs of life i would always look up to the people above me and they were very few women at that point to look up to. There were a couple and there were some men and i always wondered to myself wow their lives must be perfect that they were able to attain these great heigh