he was a foreign service officer. anybody who has served with a foreign service as i did as the secretary of state knows, what a very special group of people this is. they are very able people. dedicated. they work hard for our country. chris was extraordinary and stood out. i thought what image can i think of that might express our way of thinking about him. i thought of the great seal of our republic. i don't know how many of you have ever looked carefully at it. the center is an eagle. in one talon the eagle is holding an olive branch. the eagle is looking at the olive branch to show that the united states will always seek peace. the other talon, the eagle is holding arrows to show that the united states understands if you will be effective and successful in seeking peace, you must be strong. let me expand. because it only only peace but a better kind. the elimination of poverty, better lives all over the world for ourselves and other people. the arrows don't just stand for military strength but capability, they st

he had already started the process of applying for foreign service and reading books about american diplomatsi still remember him reading memoirs of george cannon, one of our most famous diplomats and reading publications like foreign affairs magazines. as a summer associate in a washington office he was tasked to go to yale law school and talk about his experiences in the middle east. his mother received post card from chris saying, hi, everybody. i'm here at yale law school giving a lecture on morocco carpet law. he lived his family. his grandmother, an artist, had a number of paintings at the old mint in san francisco. they reflected scenes from that part of california. he took us down there and proudly showed us her work. although he traveled the world his family was always in his thoughts. california was always his home. what i will most remember about chris is how thoughtful he was and how people were drawn to him. chancellor wu wrote when chris was appointed ambassador, friends, professional acquaintances contacted me to encourage me to reach out to him. he was so well thought of. i se

foreign service u.s. embassies have come under attack in a number of muslim countries just within the last year the u.s. ambassador to libya was killed in september in benghazi shortly after the u.s. helped carry out regime change there is a sense of denial in washington that this rage against the americans in the muslim world has something to do with washington's policies in those countries that john kerry has a mixed record to and certainly big challenges ahead. well coming up later in the program here on dissolving the mistress. heads to germany for special treatment saying he knows who is behind the violent acid attack on him two weeks ago that story just ahead after this short break. to build a. mission to teach me. why you should care only. mission free. free. free. free. free. free. free. free. these continues now. reportedly considering building a buffer with a high tech security fence and on its border with syria it's designed to prevent threats from radicals if the assad regime is overthrown. he

foreign service u.s. embassies have come under attack in a number of muslim countries just within the last year the u.s. ambassador to libya was killed in september shortly after the u.s. helped carry out regime change there and there's a sense of denial in washington that this rage against the americans in the muslim world has something to do or with washington's policies in those countries and the u.s. is very has been very much invested in the middle east and north africa from what we heard during john kerry's confirmation hearing at the moment the administration is reluctant to get involved militarily in syria and it's also trying to play down the drum drums of war with iran but that may change very quickly because the u.s. still continues to threaten war with iran and it's unclear whether john kerry's what john kerry's wall will be as a secretary of state in supporting or stopping the war he likes to present himself as this. war politician but he's the same politician who voted to authorize the rack

foreign service u.s. embassies have come under attack in a number of muslim countries just within the last year the u.s. ambassador to libya was killed in september shortly after the u.s. helped carry out regime change there and there's a sense of denial in washington that this rage against the americans in the muslim world has something to do or with washington's policies in those countries and the u.s. is very has been very much invested in the middle east and north africa from what we heard during john kerry's confirmation hearing at the moment the administration is reluctant to get involved militarily in syria and it's also trying to play down the drum drums of war with iran but that may change very quickly because the u.s. still continues to threaten war with iran and it's unclear whether john kerry's what john kerry's wall will be as secretary of state supporting or stopping the war he likes to present himself as this. war politician but he's the same politician who voted to authorize the use back i

foreign service u.s. embassies have come under attack in a number of muslim countries just within the last year the u.s. ambassador to libya was killed in september in benghazi shortly after the u.s. helped carry out regime change there is a sense of denial in washington that this rage against the americans in the muslim world has something to do with washington's policies in those countries that john kerry has a mixed record to and certainly big challenges ahead. well coming up later in the program here on dissolving the mistress. heads to germany for special treatment saying he knows who is behind the violent acid attack on him two weeks ago that story just ahead after this short break. building. mission to teach me. why you should care only. mission free. free. free. free. free. free. free. free. these continue. reportedly considering building a buffer with a high tech security fence and on its border with syria it's designed to prevent threats from radicals if the assad regime is overthrown. motivatio

i'm from the american foreign service association in washington.and also the comments you've made on all of the award ceremonies has really raised the image and the profile of the foreign service. something that we don't get very often. we don't get much play. i would like to invite you, all three of you to the plaque ceremony that we have in the different of state on may 3rd where we honor fallen service officers. >> i'm going to have to interrupt but do you have a question? >> can you come? >> that's a really personal question. >> is it about volume? >> i'm able to, yes. >> i went too far. >> here's the line. >> i don't know that we can come. we do have a tremendous respect for what the foreign service sacrifices and goes through. we gain further appreciation for that as we shot the movie. i know secretary clinton a little bit and secretary kerry a little bit better. we were able to shoot -- i'm not sure that's why. from my sort of distant acquaintanceship i've picked up an appreciation for what they have done. >> grant and i will be in berlin bu

foreign service u.s. embassies have come under attack in a number of muslim countries just within the last year the rest of us are to leave you with skills in september shortly after the u.s. helped carry out change there is a sense of denial in washington that this rage against the americans in the muslim world has something to do with washington's policies in those countries john kerry has a mixed record to and certainly big challenges ahead after the break is the bolshoi as artistic director goes to germany for treatment we'll look at the impact the acid attack on certain feeling has had on the world famous theater stay with us. well. technology innovation all these developments from around russia. the future covered. news today violence is once again flared up. these are the images the world has been seeing from the streets of canada. operations to rule the day. please. thanks for staying with us here on our t.v. fifteen minutes past the hour now around bolshoi ballet's artistic director will get trea

a new report suggests that many of america's foreign service workers are paying to get the best jobs. israel considers building a buffer zone reaching far inside syria but it claims that the troops will only be there for security purposes. it's a pleasure to have you with us here on r.t. today i'm. with your news from around the world now french military forces have stepped up their offensive on rebel bases in northern mali with troops moving in now to the city of could dow the last bastion of islamist insurgents now around eighteen hundred soldiers from chad have also joined the operation meanwhile to senior islamic leaders have been captured fleeing airstrikes on the border with algeria we now have an exclusive report right from the frontline of the embattled country. euler see that is the money because they know what i'm going to look at today in this town in mali everyone is celebrating the capture of two important islamist leaders one of them is mohammed the head of the demon a group which retitle contin book two for months particularly violating the rights of women he was captur

foreign service. she has the loyalty of that building. she has stood up for the diplomats time and time again and made a case in the farewell speech that diplomacy should be front and center so i think she leaves that legacy. in addition, she's done two things that were very different for a secretary of state. she has put development in to the picture as a major priority. what we do to assist poorer countries of the world and stood up for women. some people have diminished that but for the united states secretary of state to say that promoting the role of women worldwide to be leaders globally, that's a revolutionary thing and i think that's going to have a lasting impact and finally i would say she has redefined american power in asia with the opening to burma, myanmar and stood up in the difficult conversations with the chinese, stood up in support of the peaceful resolutions in the south china sea and secretary clinton is a memorable, outstanding secretary of state and many people's minds. i think she deserves enormous credit for what

diplomatic team gets ready to rock n roll in the world a new report suggests many of america's foreign service workers are paying to get the best jobs. and israel considers building a buffer zone reaching far inside syria but it's claiming though that the troops would only be stationed there for security purposes. it is a pleasure to have you with us here on our t.v. today i'm with your news from around the world french military forces have stepped up their offensive on the rebel bases in northern mali with troops moving into the city of the last bastion of islamist insurgents now around eighteen hundred troops now from chad have also joined the operation meanwhile two senior islamic leaders have been captured fleeing airstrikes on at the border with algeria now reports from the frontline over the war torn country. by l.s.d. that is their money those they know what i'm going to look at today in this town in mali everyone is celebrating the capture of two important islamic leaders one of them is mohammed the head of the. group. months particular. he violating the rights of women yet he was capt

as america's new top diplomat meets his team we hear of revelations that many in the foreign service but far more than just time to the country. and the opposition in kuwait val's to keep protesting against the country's unelected rulers after another activist is thrown behind bars for criticizing the monarchy. from a new city here in moscow this is r.t. with you twenty four hours a day the president has confirmed that french troops have been guarding one of his country's biggest uranium mines that's in a bid to avoid a repetition of last month's hostage crisis in neighboring algeria. thomas spoke to my colleague. the mine in question is the olive facility a location in which the french company a river has a large stake it's important to know that this is the second mission in africa completely separate from france's mission in mali which has been going on for nearly a month as a neighbor. mali and the situation there continues to remain unstable the french government is making it clear that they are ready and willing to protect their assets in the region and on the african continent

foreign service workers are paying to get the jobs. that israel considers building a buffer zone reaching far inside syria but it claims that troops would only be stationed there for security purposes though those claims have that. it is a pleasure to have you with us here on r.t. today i'm a live in moscow with your world wide news well the french military forces have now stepped up their offensive on a rebel bases in northern mali with fighter jets pounding militant hideouts are right near the border with algeria meanwhile two senior islamic leaders have been captured fleeing the airstrikes we now report from the frontline of the war hit country. euler see that is their money because they know what i'm going to look at today in this town in mali everyone is celebrating the capture of two important islamist leaders one of them is mohammed the head of the demon a group which retired a contin book too for months particularly violating the rights of women he was captured along with baba ahmed leader of the movement for unity and jihad in

diplomatic team gets ready to rock n roll in the world a new report suggests that many of america's foreign service workers are paying to get the best jobs. reaching far into syria but it claims that troops would only be stationed for security purposes. just after five pm moscow time this is r t live with me and welcome to the program french military forces have stepped up their offensive on rebel bases in northern mali with fighter jets now pounding militant hideouts near the border with algeria i mean while two senior islamic leaders have been captured fleeing the airstrikes. now reports from the frontline of the war hit country. euless knew that if their money because they know what i want to look at today in this town in mali everyone is celebrating the capture of two important islamist leaders one of them is mohammed the head of the demon a group which retired a contin book too for months particularly violating the rights of women he was captured along with bob leader of the movement for unity and jihad in west africa toerag say he was taken north of keep close to the border with algeria the c

foreign service workers are paying to get the jobs. that israel considers building a buffer zone reaching far inside syria but it claims that troops would only be stationed there for security purposes though those claims have. it is a pleasure to have you with us here on r.t. today i'm live in moscow with your world wide news well the french military forces have now stepped up their offensive on a rebel bases in northern mali with fighter jets pounding militant hideouts are right near the border with algeria meanwhile two senior islamic leaders have been captured fleeing the strikes we now report from the frontline of the war hit country. wirelessly that is their money because they know what i'm going to look at today in this town and everyone is celebrating the capture of two important islamist leaders one of them is mohammed the head of the demon a group which retired contin book two for months particularly violating the rights of women he was captured along with baba ahmed leader of the movement for unity and jihad in west africa to

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we do have a tremendous respect for what the foreign service sacrifices and goes through.gain further appreciation for that as we shot the movie. i know secretary clinton a little bit and secretary kerry a little bit better. from my sort of distant acquaintanceship i've picked up an appreciation for what they have done. >> grant and i will be in berlin but maybe ben will be in town. >> thanks, george. >> how are you? congratulations. >> hi. >> how cool was it to have the first lady -- >> we're going to leave the three amigos for a moment. jon, winning an oscar you've been in that position. what impact does it have on a career and what are the pitfalls you have to look out for? >> it's something you dream about when you're a young person. all these people that have gotten oscars had that in their mind as the apex of their careers. you're very fortunate when you get in that position. you're fortunate to get a role that puts you in that position. you're the one that walks away with it, it's a big deal. it's very good fortune. after that they introduce you as the oscar -- acad

she told american foreign service worker that she is ready for some rest dr. blogging 1 million miles in the air. seceding her senator john kerry. >> no-covered roof tops this morning as rush hour picked up. the road conditions right a little bit slippery, especially on secondary roads. >> it was really slippery. everyone was fighting. everywhere i go, people are sliding. this is not the right kind of weather to be in. >> your tires are out of control. >> luckily, the storm quickly passed. we will check in right now with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. he will tell us what we can expect later. >> your 11 insta-weather + forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> we made around two coming in tomorrow night. the fox town that st. james academy, they were right on top of things today. barometers, barometers, weather balloons, all of it in a beautiful setting there. hello, fourth graders. i had a great time this afternoon. a little slippery the seven men with the system running across the mid-atlantic. it was really right on schedule. but down about

but it is also true that foreign service is in my genes and everything we do here is.have a sister who worked for most of her career in new york at the un and most recently at the un mission. my wife, who was born in mozambique, and you will see here on wednesday, speaks five languages. at some location, she did translating but worked mostly with the un trusteeship council and as powerful beliefs in the mission of this great department and usaid. and my father, as was mentioned, spent a number of years as a foreign service officer and i spent some years of stewardship on the foreign relations committee and oversight of the department, or set of the budget and everything we do and so i'm glad to represent your favorite committee among many favored committees. i will tell you that i have things to learn, for sure. i know that as much as i have to learn, i have learned some things. some of what i have learned is how difficult life can be for people in the foreign service who have to operate kids and families and move from school to school and struggle with those difficult

. >> new secretary of state, john kerry, is reporting for duty, addressing the country's foreign service workers, and he praised his predecessors, hillary clinton, and condoleeza rice. >> can a man actually run the state department? i don't know. as the saying goes, i have big heels to fill. >> and john kerry was sworn in on friday and over the weekend he assured world leaders the united states is committed to peace in the middle east. >> we are certain that a man can do the job of bringing the weather, right? here is mike nicco. >> and spencer and sandy. >> equal opportunity. >> we are equal opportunity here. good morning, everyone. hope you are enjoying the day. it is not the brightest day in the world and it could reflect how the 49er fans feel so if you can lift your mood, maybe we can lift the clouds and bring sunshine to the afternoon after putting all that pressure on you. it was a great game, though. we are looking for a look at san francisco, but we cannot see it which is why we have delays at the airport. in san jose, low cloud and visibility is better and the approach is safer

secretaries i've really picked up an appreciation for what the state department does, what our foreign servicethey sacrifice. >> and, of course, george clooney, the other producer. coming up, to the vatican. another major vican resignation. just days before the pope officially steps down. we're going live to rome next. ♪ you know my heart burns for you... ♪ i'm up next, but now i'm singing the heartburn blues. hold on, prilosec isn't for fast relief. cue up alka-seltzer. it stops heartburn fast. ♪ oh what a relief it is! cue up alka-seltzer. it stops heartburn fast. vo:building castles, -imagine oceans, and lagoons in the place we call home. bold is where everyone comes to play. starting our day off with a good dance and singing us to sleep at night. coloring our lives in ways only bold can do. it's no wonder bold will make your reality, a dream. ♪ ♪ no two people have the same financial goals. pnc works with you to understand yours and help plan for your retirement. visit a branch or call now for your personal retirement review. >> in our headlines today on "andrea mitchell reports" a possibl

foreign service officer sean smith and two former navy seals tyrone woods and glen daughtery.ohn kerry paid tribute to the victims of benghazi attack today as he started his new job. >> i know everybody here still mourns that loss and why we will. i pledge to you this. i will not let their patriotism and their bravery be on secured by politics. [ applause ] >> shepard: secretary kerry plans to focus on security for staffers arranged the world. james rosen at the state department tonight. we are also learning that he met with survivors of the benghazi attack, yes? >> fox news has learned that secretary kerry carved out time on saturday of this past weekend to make a secret trip to walter reed national medical center. and there he visited with some of the security agents wounded in benghazi on 9/11. >> everything i do will be focused on security and safety of our people. we have tough decisions to make but i guarantee i will will do everything i can to live up to the high standers that secretary clinton and her team put in place. >> kerry's spokeswoman declined to say when i ask

. >> new secretary of state, john kerry, is reporting for duty, addressing the country's foreign serviceorkers, and he praised his predecessors, hillary clinton, and condoleeza rice. >> can a man actually run the state department? i don't know. as the saying goes, i have big heels to fill. >> and john kerry was sworn in on friday and over the weekend he assured world leaders the united states is committed to peace in the middle east. >> we are certain that a man can do the job of bringing the weather, right? here is mike nicco. >> and spencer and sandy. >> equal opportunity. >> we are equal opportunity here. good morning, everyone. hope you are enjoying the day. it is not the brightest day in the world and it could reflect how the 49er fans feel so if you can lift your mood, maybe we can lift the clouds and bring sunshine to the afternoon after putting all that pressure on you. it was a great game, though. we are looking for a look at san francisco, but we cannot see it which is why we have delays at the airport. in san jose, low cloud and visibility is better and the approach is safer u

. >> i became probably much more committed to the profession of foreign service and diplomacy because we were a living example of what happens when that system breaks down. and the alternative, i can tell you from the inside, is not pretty. >> reporter: as they put it in the movie. -- . >> these people die and die badly. >> reporter: beth parker, fox 5 news. >>> we have a bit of a weather system coming our way. >> and this is the second blizzard in the midwest. kansas, oklahoma, texas getting slammed. again, it will bring rain here and more than the last time around. so, enjoy the dry evening while you can. what a nice day it was. the temperature up to 48 degrees and would you know, 50 is average and the daylight that can be seen as our days get longer. you know what, daylight saving time is march 10th. and going through the headlines, you have an idea of what is going on here tomorrow. we're not getting snow out of this, folks. we're expecting rain here, primarily in the afternoon and we might get light stuff in the morning and when that begins, there might be sleet makes -- mixing i

as america's new top diplomat meets his team we hear of revelations that many in the foreign service but far more than just time to the country. and the opposition in kuwait val's to keep protesting against the country's unelected rulers after another activist is thrown behind bars for criticizing the monarchy. from a new center here in moscow this is with you twenty four hours a day the president has confirmed that french troops have been guarding one of his country's biggest uranium mines that's in a bid to avoid a repetition of last month's hostage crisis in neighboring algeria. thomas spoke to my colleague. the mine in question is the olive facility a location in which the french company a river has a large stake now it's important to know that this is the second mission in africa completely separate from france's mission in mali which has been going on for nearly a month as neighbors mali and the situation very continues to remain unstable the french government is making it clear that they are ready and willing to protect their assets in the region and on the african continent a

comments to his new staff, secretary kerry was quick to thank his predecessor secretary clinton and foreign service employees. >> from my conversations with hillary, how passionate she was about this undertaking and how much confidence and gratitude she had for the work that every single one of you do. and i just want to join with all of you today in saying to her, job well done, the nation is grateful, the world is grateful, thank you, hillary clinton, and thank you, her team. thank you. >> kerry, who was sworn in as the 68th secretary of state on friday spoke with leaders in the middle east, asia and mexico over the weekend. >>> one of the first issues kerry will have to deal with, new accusations china is hacking american companies. scott mcgrew said those accusation are coming from the highest level. >> yeah, good morning. google chairman eric schmidt is going to take china to task in a new book thats he's written. this according to people who have had an early read of it. schmidt will blame china directly for many recent hacks of american businesses, warning china could be the internet's numbe

foreign service officers had their eye on him even before the revolution broke out a leaked diplomatic cable from november two thousand and nine written by the u.s. ambassador to libya gene credits described mr general as quote a serious interlocutor who quote unquote gets the u.s. perspective and of course mr gibril is not the only one who gets the u.s. perspective i'm not going to measure how many kids were really just on a program what i'm going to do is look at where they are five years later and you know what ninety two percent of the people who go on u.s. government exchanges go on to work in civil society positions in the parliament or in an n g o sariah took a two year course in public diplomacy in two thousand and six at the university of south in california in this particular program this was. every single lecture has a state department member this. so you know that you're not really learning public relations that you think how to implement. the u.s. trade and development agency an offshoot of the state department's usa id claims that what they call aid is actually investment

as john kerry starts his term is the us secretary of state a new study finds some foreign service personnel are paying for the privilege to serve by donating millions to get the plum jobs. and in kuwait yet another activist tossed in jail for criticizing the emir on twitter sparking protests against the country's ruler. in moscow i match reza good to have you with us here on r t we begin in new share where the president has confirmed the presence of french troops at one of the country's biggest uranium mines in arlit he said the special forces were asked to come in to avoid a repetition of last month's hostage crisis in neighboring algeria and the mining site has itself been the scene of a kidnapping two years ago and those taken hostage at that time haven't yet been freed or he's shown thomas reports. the mine in question is the olive facility a location in which the french company a river has a large stake now it's important to know that this is the second mission in africa completely separate from france's mission in mali which has been going on for nearly a month as neighbors mali and t