secretary blinken: i agree with general jones. we are trying to work with local partners to build their capacity with them along the way. you are exactly right. for reform success assistance business is to get out of that business. we want countries to get on their own feet to be effective and provide for their own citizens. indeed, ideally we would like to channel as much as possible to the private sector and have it work that way. but in the near term as we look at these programs, we are trying to develop clear measures and metrics of effectiveness. to give you one example, in the violent extremism space, trying to counter that, on the one hand it is tough to measure how many people did not become radicalized. is what we are trying to do have some justice is the -- consistency across the programs. weond, we are making sure have third parties come in and evaluate what we are doing to see if the goals of the programs are being met. and in particular, we are trying to look at when we provide assistance, when we transfer knowledge t

blinken. would you like to respond to that first? you can blink, too. >> i'm the nods, he's the blink. >> no, i think you're right on the mark, senator. this -- the challenge of actually moving from -- the case of say, iraq, or syria, from liberating territory to then stabilizing it, but then not just stabilizing it, helping people rebuild. then not just rebuilding, actually finding a sustainable political accommodation. that's where the challenge really comes in. i think you have to look at each country in its particulars, but unless we're ability to get at some of these underlying issues even when we succeed, as we always do, militarily it won't be sustainable, so that is very much part of the challenge. what we're trying to focus on, for example, in dealing with programs to counter violence extremism, working with national governments, with local governments, with community leaders, with municipalities, bringing, for example, mayors together to talk about how they're dealing with the challenge in their own communities. we're takin

blinken. >> mr. chairman, as a want to be a musician, i could only dream of one day opening for bono so thank you and thank you to the ranking member for making that dream come true. it's not the verizon center but i'll take it. and thank you, more clearly, for having us here today. i'd welcome any questions you or the panel have on the administration's response to what is a global refugee crisis. a little over a year ago i traveled to paris shortly after the "charlie hebdo" attacks. we convened leaders from across the city working to bring people closer together in the wake of that attack. one of them was an extraordinary woman. a french moroccan woman. her son was a member of the first paratroop regimen of the first french army. and there he was murdered alongside three brothers in arms, three children and a rabbi by a radicalized 23-year-old of france. soon after that, his mother traveled and talked to those who knew her sons murderer. first as a shy boy who loved soccer or football. later as some

blinken. i think without objection, the witnesses' full prepared statement will be made part of the record and members will have five calendar days to submit statements and questions and any extraneous materials for the record. i think what we'll do is proceed with some of the questions from committee and then when the ranking member member arrives, he'll make his statement and ask the deputy secretary of state the questions that he has as well. if we could start, mr. blinken, with the north korea sanctions and the administration of those sanctions, an issue i brought up in the opening statement. this is a strong north korean sanctions bill that we passed and -- this bill did help get that u.n. resolution in place. but you're just back from the region. what has been the reaction to this new law? how has the pressure been turned up? i raise that fact that no one has been sanctioned yet on human right as booze-- rights abuses. and i think it is high time that happened and there is a new u.n. rep

thank you. >> secretary blinken. blinken: the points mercycorps makes are on the money. exactly as they said, the multisector programming is important. we have to have these interconnections. that is what we are trying to do. to bring together what we are doing on counterterrorism with what we are doing on countering violent extremism, that is what we are doing before the problem becomes a problem and what we are doing afterward, we can create much greater coordination of efforts. if you are training a law enforcement organization to deal but you are also helping it understand what the drivers are of terrorism, it may be able to be more effective at getting at the problem before it starts. bringing these things together is vitally important. i think they are exactly right about targeting the most vulnerable. we are trying to think about our assistance programs and work we are doing focused on the communities most susceptible to creating or having people in their midst become radicalized. it goes as far as our exchange programs to make sure people we are bringing over rep

i defer to secretary blinken about our current policies. as a matter of principle, i don't favor appeasing extremists. root them out, stamp them out. a lot of it depends on the will and the capacity of the people. we can help them do these things, but i don't think we can do it for them. >> secretary blinken, unforseeable contingencies, the foreign aid is to assist countries and obtain certain humanitarian in which aid is no longer required. as you look at your longer term goals, investing we make in aid, what are some measurable benchmarks that might indicate if a country is utilizing government assistance and what, if any country, can you maybe pull out that could be viewed as a model of success? >> sorry. first, the previous question, i agree with general jones on the point he made. we are trying to work be, with and through partners to build their capacity but with them along the way. you are exactly right that ultimately, success for the foreign assistance business is to get out of that business. we want countries to get on their own f

blinken. blinken: mr. chairman, a s a musician, i can only dream of opening for bono. you for making that dream come true. [laughter] i will take it. thank you more seriously for having us here today. about like to focus our remarks a but like to focus our i would like to focus my attention on extremism. our ambassador convened leaders and activists from across the city looking to try to bring people closer together in the wake of the attack. one of them was in its ordinary woman. an extraordinary woman. and mother of five and a son. he was part of the first paratrooper regiment. there, he was murdered alongside three brothers in arms, three children and a rabbi by radicalized 23-year-old. soon after that, his mother traveled and talked to those who knew the son's murderer. later, someone who racked up 15 charges for petty crimes and spent a year in jail. she started the using youth association to promote interfaith dialogue and help family steer their families away from violence. latifah's story shows our greater to find understanding in the midst of unimaginable trag

blinken. mr. blinken: mr.chairman, as a wanna be a musician, i could only dream of opening for bono. thank you for making that dream come true. [laughter] i will take it. thank you more seriously for having us here today. i would like to focus my remarks on the efforts to counter violent extremism. our ambassador convened leaders and activists from across the city looking to try to bring people closer together in the wake of the attack. one of them was an extraordinary woman, a french-moroccan muslim woman, a mother of five, including a son who was part of the french army. he was stationed there in 2012 and there, he was murdered alongside three brothers in arms, three children and a rabbi i a radicalized 23-year-old from friends. soon after that, his mother traveled and talked to those who knew the son's murderer. first, as a shy boy who loved soccer, or football and later, as somebody who racked up 20 charges for petty crimes. she started the use association for peace, working in france to promote interfaith

japanese vice foreign minister akitaka saiki, antony blinken, and lim sung-nam met on tuesday in seoul. they shared a recognition that the development of the north's nuclear and missile capabilities is a grave threat to the region as well as to the international community. >> translator: we have agreed to step up cooperation among the three countries. >> translator: if the north makes provocation again, despite a stern warning from the international community, it will face stronger sanctions and deep isolation. >> if we're able to sharpen the choice, there is absolutely the prospect that north korea will make the right choice and reengage in denuclearization. >> last week, north korea tried and failed to launch a new type of medium-range ballistic missile. there are reports that north korea may conduct a fifth nuclear test sometime before the workers' party convention scheduled for early may. >>> any country you visit you can find regional competition. in south korea, wedged between two rival, is a market that's a symbol of friendship. here is the story. >> reporter: they celebrate the

. >> secretary blinken. blinken: the points mercycorps makes are on the money. exactly as they said, the multisector programming is important. we have to have these interconnections. that is what we are trying to do. to bring together what we are doing on counterterrorism with what we are doing on countering violent extremism, that is what we are doing before the problem becomes a problem and what we are doing afterward, we can create much greater coordination of efforts. if you are training a law enforcement organization to deal but you are also helping it understand what the drivers are of terrorism, it may be able to be more effective at getting at the problem before it starts. bringing these things together is vitally important. i think they are exactly right about targeting the most vulnerable. we are trying to think about our assistance programs and work we are doing focused on the communities most susceptible to creating or having people in their midst become radicalized. it goes as far as our exchange programs to make sure people we are bringing over rep

bono will be joined by blinken and former national security adviser retired general james jones. >>> an are arrest warrant has been issued for a man suspected of trying to jump the white house fence. jose fuertes did not show up at court yesterday. he was arrested on the bike racks that serve as a barrier before the white house fence. fuertes was charged with a misdemeanor. >>> two of metro's busiest stations could soon get name changes. metro is trying to decide if it should add national mall to the smithsonian station's name or kennedy center for the foggy bottom george washington university station. it would mean changing signs that would cost thousands of dollars. the district would have to foot the bill for that. some riders are not convinced the name change is really needed. >> biggest thing is look at the map before you get going rather than just get down here and try to figure out which way to go. >> now, a metro survey found that more than half of people supported adding national mall only 26% supported adding kennedy center to the foggy bottom name. >>> in the day ahead, vi

. >>> deputy secretary of state antoni blinken testified about u.s. interest in the asia patie pacific region at a house foreign committee. they asked about aggression in the south china sea and sanctions against north korea and human rights issues in vietnam and burma. this is just under two hours.

hearing concluded ] >>> coming up next, u2 lead singer bono and deputy secretary of state antony blinken talk about combatting violent extremism. they think the u.s. needs to boost aid to foreign nations to combat the poverty and poor living conditions that have led people to radicalize and carry out violent attacks in europe. the hearing committee is just over 2:20.

and you turn around and you see tony blinken, you see nancy pelosi, bernie sanders, you see -- >> senatorfeinstein. a lot of senators, a lot of members of the house. >> everyone is just kind of crushed together in one room. as many times as i've come i'm not sure what to make of it. >> it's too up close and personal with senators. >> very upclose sometimes. you're all in each other's personal space. >> this is president obama's last white house correspondents dinner. it may be poignant for him. what are you expecting from him tonight? >> i think he's going to be a little funny. i have a little clue about what he's going to say. i can't share. i have a confidentiality agreement. i think you'll enjoy it. there will be a special moment all of us will enjoy. just get ready. >> if anyone knows wolf blitzer everyone knows what that means. it means it involved wolf. >> just watch it very closely. >> okay. so what should we watch from the trump children tonight? donald trump is not here. but eric trump is here, don jr. is that going to be awkward? >> cit can't be more awkward thn when donald trum

. >>> deputy secretary of state antoni blinken testified about u.s.

>>> coming up next, u2 lead singer bono and deputy secretary of state antony blinken talk about combatting violent extremism. they think the u.s. needs to boost aid to foreign nations to combat the poverty andr