i now live in bavaria. that is the headquarters of my office.e do work in london, the indian ocean rim, and the united states them have worked for american politician directly? >> no, i was distressed because i listened to their aides to much. much. >> what politicians did you do work for? >> everybody, joe biden on the nato issues. i did work for the finance committee, the treasury committee, the foreign relations committee, the international relations committee, i talked to tons of staffers. tons of staffers. they know i am a member of the council. that is what they like. i don't have to charge american clients as much. clients as much. they care about being plugged in. >> right now, what kind of different organizations are paying you? >> the dutch government, the british government, the german government, i do things on the brics, the cameron people, some of whom i knew in college. banks like barclays is a customer i have worked with on the gold price which is political. people like bank of america merrill lynch is a good client. i talk about

we are featuring some of the best known in our series this week and today we are off to bavaria and eastf the state. here there is a magnificent baroque palace. this is the home of a real superwoman. this contest is a mother of six -- this countess is a mother of six and also works for good causes in bayberry have. -- in bavaria. >> nice to have you here. >> the renaissance palace did not always look so delightful. when the count has inherited it on her father's death 20 years ago, she -- it was eight disaster. she invested her own time and energy to restore it to its former glory. >> i could have sold everything, but i love rural life. i am not a city person and i like being in the countryside. plus, i have my roots here. >> and the country life certainly has its advantages. how about starting the day on one of your own horses? >> i find writing a fantastic way to start the day. -- riding a fantastic way to start the day. >> the family's riding arena is located right next to the palace. >> i see it as a real privilege, having this opportunity on my doorstep, being able to ride a lovely

brian: you live in bavaria. what part? >> i live in the north. i have to be near an airport because i'm gone about half the time. i have working with me directly and indirectly about 20 people around the world who are all think tank friends. the good thing about the low number is i can manage quality. i don't have to question them, check the footnotes and make sure the english makes sense. that's what i rely on. these years of being in washington, and really deciding who is good. brian: are you married? >> i'm about to be, to a very pretty german girl. hello, ava. i'm madly in love and that's another reason i probably won't come back. brian: what languages do you speak? >> i speak very poor >> i speak very poor french. but i can write in it and i can understand it. it is important for europeans that americans speak a language. they assume none of us speak any. latin and english and i can get by in german. brian: got to ask you about that comment about what europeans assume about americans. what else do they assume about us? >> we don't care about

t interior ministry will now be headed by the parliamentary leader of bavaria's christian social uniontheir fears of inflation in europe. here is more. >> this news to many people by surprise. the european central bank shook financial markets thursday by signaling an interest rate hike, which could come as soon as next month. that is much earlier than markets expected. the ecb is responding to increasing inflationary pressures on commodities markets. >> the ecb has kept the base rate at 1% for now, but the bank president gives a pretty clear signals that a hike is on the horizon. the bank is worried by rising inflation, fueled by spiraling prices for fuel and commodities. >> we are mentioning that we're in a posture of strong vigilance. and my understanding of the position of the governing is in line with such assessments that we did in the past. an increase of interest rates in the next meeting is possible. >> the market is also awash with cheap money. but that is also proline prices, keeping inflation down is the central bank's number one priority. but it is currently running at 2.4%

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ifed lived in berlin for three very interesting years and i live in berl -- bavaria. >> have you ever worked for an american politician in --? >> no. i did a lot of work fore them at herityage indirectly and that soured me on it. it's one of the things i love about this network, it actually, facts do matter. and they didn't know enough about that. and, two -- and, too, i love the politics of washington, but if that's all it is, it's a pretty shallow, useless life. brian: what politicians did you work for? >> well, everybody, i did work for joe biden, chuck hagel on trying to work out a common sense policy for republicans. i did work for the finance committee, treasury committee, foreign relations, international committee, testified for these people. last night i talked to hill staffers again, to constantly do what you do, to educate people as to what is is going on. brian: do these groups pay you? >> not in this case. the way that this makes money is that the way i'm connected in washington, that's the selling point. they don't have to charge for being here. and the good news and we s

the interior ministry will now be headed by the parliamentary leader of bavaria's christian social uniontheir fears of inflation in europe. here is more. >> this news to many people by surprise. the european central bank shook financial markets thursday by signaling an interest rate hike, which could come as soon as next month. that is much earlier than markets expected. the ecb is responding to increasing inflationary pressures on commodities markets. >> the ecb has kept the base rate at 1% for now, but the bank president gives a pretty clear signals that a hike is on the horizon. the bank is worried by rising inflation, fueled by spiraling prices for fuel and commodities. >> we are mentioning that we're in a posture of strong vigilance. and my understanding of the position of the governing is in line with such assessments that we did in the past. an increase of interest rates in the next meeting is possible. >> the market is also awash with cheap money. but that is also proline prices, keeping inflation down is the central bank's number one priority. but it is currently running at 2.4%