he is also a member of the california international relations foundation. he provides assistance to the california state senate in furthering economic, environment, educational and cultural exchanges with foreign governments and citizens. president brooks also served as director of administrative services for the city of san francisco where he was responsible for policy and planning for 14 city departments, managing over 300 employees, and a budget of $100 million.

for the last resort is popular known as gorbachev foundation but it's official name is the international foundation for social economic and political studies. do you think russian politicians for example in the government or industry duma c.s.k. are interested in your studies to do. list that i have said whenever we have the major project but not just one off thing but i always do our best to make the results available to everybody then take for example we did a major study on globalization it was a while ago this is important because globalization is the process that expects the world to be mostly so intellectuals have analyzed all those issues but people in practical politics often tend to ignore those intellectual findings that it is impractical all its expedient are always preoccupied with something a burden and they have enough problems of their own that they want to be reelected so they need to take care of practical things like electricity heating gas and water supply and so on is that the so when we finished that project where globalization was thoroughly analyzed we publish the bulky monog

how to become a documentary filmmaker, a grant officer for an international foundation, not chipra nor now i mentioned a little while ago that one of the major reasons people are taking longer to grow up these days into mary is the reason for the existence of adulthood for joey and monica and ross and rachel is that so many more individuals are going to college and graduate school to make it in the knowledge economy. now that statement was actually a little misleading. to be more accurate, more women are going to college and graduate school. the growth in both college and graduate degrees has come almost entirely from the female half of the population. after 1970, the fraction of men with four-year college degrees in the united states stole the percentage of women with those degrees meanwhile exploded. i have got the the slide to show you to give you a sense of this. notice the projection. i don't know how seriously we should take these projections but that is kind of a scary looking scissors right there. not surprising -- on the the graduate-level too i should mention women are also o

he is also a member of the california international relations foundation. he provides assistance to the california state senate in furthering economic, environment, educational and cultural exchanges with foreign governments and citizens. president brooks also served as director of administrative services for the city of san francisco where he was responsible for policy and planning for 14 city departments, managing over 300 employees, and a budget of $100 million. please join me in welcoming president brooks. . >> thank you, susan leyall, and good morning, welcome here. before i start i want to thank our general manager leyall who has done an extraordinary job here at the san francisco puc and also i want to recognize two people that just walked in, our vice president commissioner ann (inaudible) and commissioner dennis nolan that just arrived. thank you very much. i want to echo what miss leyall said, welcome everyone to this historic summit here in san francisco. the next couple days we're going to tackle very tough issues, the issues of global warming,

a grand officer, or an international aid foundation, and not the newer?now, i mentioned a little while ago that one of the major reasons people are taking longer to grow up these days to marry, the reason for this, for joey and monica and ross and rachel, is that so many more individuals are going to college and graduate school to make it in the knowledge economy. that statement was actually a little misleading. to be more accurate, more women are going to college and graduate school. the growth in both college and graduate degrees has come almost entirely from the female half of the population. after 1970, the fraction of men was for your college degrees in the united states, the percentage of women with those degrees meanwhile, exploded. i've got a slight to show you, give you a sense of this. notice the projection. i do not say say we should take these projections, but that's kind of a scary looking picture right there. now, not surprising -- on the graduate level i should mention women are also outdoing men. there was an increase of full-time graduate

the international youth foundation is a global ngo.e work in 70 countries around the world that we have been very pleased to have been working in egypt the last six seven years alongside our partner nahdet el mahrousa and host of other partners. multinational companies and local companies and civil society organizations and one possible government. we have watched what has unfolded in egypt in the last few months. we have been like everyone else very excited about the possibilities. we have seen a youth would revolution. our approach is an asset based approach meaning how can you use youth as assets to confront, address and so societal challenges and youth of egypt have been instrumental in changing the game in each and now the real key will be how can the international organizations such as ourselves and many of is represented in washington and globally support youth as well as all of egyptian society in terms of moving forward. in that respect i want to talk about two or three or four things particularly relevant from our perspective

panelists include representatives of the american chamber of commerce in egypt, the international youth foundation, and the national endowment for democracy. >> this weekend on american history tv on c-span3, chuck kohlson, special counsel to president nixon, talks about the watergate break-in, the secret white house tapes and his relationship with the 37th president. brown university president ruth simmons on the role of history in academia and how it was used in our universities. also, remembering the father of the constitution. james madison should also be known as the father of american politics. for the complete weekend schedule, go to c-span.org/history where you can also press the c-span alert button and have our schedules e-mailed to you. >> new york democratic congressman anthony weiner, a member of the energy and commerce subcommittee, said yesterday that the white house needs to do more to highlight the benefits of the health care law enacted a year ago wednesday. he spoke for about 45 minutes at an event hosted by the center for american progress action fund. this begins with the group

a grant officer for an international aid foundation? an entrepreneur? now, i mentioned a little while ago that one of the major reasons people are taking longer to grow up these days and to marry -- the reason for the existence of preadulthood for joey and monica and ross and rachel is that so many more individuals are going to college and graduate school to make it in the college economy. now, that statement was actually a little misleading. to be more accurate, more women are going to college and graduate school. the both in both college and graduate degrees has come almost come entirely from the half of the female mopping after 1970 the fraction of men with four-year college degrees stalled. the percentage of women with those degrees meanwhile exploded. i've got this slide to show you, give you a sense of this. notice the projection -- i don't know how seriously we should take these projections but that's kind of a scary-looking scissors right there. oh, on the graduate level, too i should mention are also outdoing men. there was an increase of full-

the international youth foundation is a probably ngo beside. we work in several countries around the world. we have been working in egypt alongside a whole host of ngos, local companies, international companies, and of course to the extent possible, government. as we have watched what has unfolded in egypt over the last few months we have been like everyone else, very excited about the possibilities. we have a seen a youth-led revolution. our own approach is ans asset-based approach to use development. how can you use youth assets to confront challenges? obviously the youth of egypt has been instrumental, you know, in changing the game in egypt. now i think the real key can be how can international organizations such as ourselves and many others represented here in washington globally support youth as well as all of egyptian society moving forward. in that respect, i wanted to talk about two, three, our four things that are relevant from our perspective at the international administration. he mentioned what the international community can do. th

let me thank our wonderful audience including the international women's media foundation. [applause] and the many people all over the country that was kalb report. to those of you out there who still cherish the role of a free press in stimulating a free society and finally, my thanks to the incomparable diane sawyer, a life in news, bless you. thank you so much [applause] . i am ka martinlb, good night and good luck. -- i am marvin kalb, good night and good luck. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] >> ladies and gentlemen, we will have 15 minutes of questioning, your opportunity to ask diane sawyer a question recorded that means you ask a question, you don't make a speech. if you go on too long, i will be impolite and cut you off. we will start here. please, please give us your name and any organizational association you may have. >> i am a sophomore gwu , what is the most fun part of your job and what is the most difficult part of your job? >> the most fun is the college and getting to wrestle a

wonderful to be partnering again with such prestigious organizations women for women international, and human foundation. and our sponsors, but out whom we could not be here. american express, the coca-cola company, exxonmobil, pricewaterhousecoopers, the berkeley foundation, delta and others. in framing the issues and covering the discussions for the summit, we brought together all the journalistic and editorial producing teams at of my magazines. so many of the people attending the summit had advanced the dignity and rights of women, and some of them a great personal risk. let's celebrate them. and all the women who cannot be here from all over the world. as a passionate activists, one said to me last week when she showed me her extraordinary photographs that you brought back of courageous women that she had been visiting indian congo, "if you knew them, you would care. that is what you hope -- we hope you see in the next few days. sts.me introduce my coho sheryl sandberg, chief operating officer of facebook. [applause] >> thank you for being with us. i thought i would start tonight by talking why i a

she has been in washington for a conference of the international women's media foundation. >> woodruff: thank you very much for being with us. since you lost your country, what do they say is the situation right now? >> today a standoff, if you like, between the government affiliated authorities, the army and the protecters, and whoever is backing them up he has the power. >> woodruff: and the general -- >> yes. we are waiting to see what happens tomorrow, because on friday is an anniversary. >> woodruff: how significant was that defection by the general? >> that is the point. that is the turning point for yemen. it turns the power balance, and now the president realizes that he's in trouble. >> woodruff: but why so significant? he was -- there are a number of generals. what is it about him? >> he's the second in command military-wise after the president. >> woodruff: so today the protests have gone on. the president has moved up to the time he said he'll leave. he said i'll be out of office by the end of the year. but the protesters are saying toos not soon enough. why not? >> because

the international women's media foundation. many members are in the audience eager to hear about your career, your take on the news business which remains indispensable of a functioning free society. you are clearly at the top of your career. first and foremost, you consider yourself a journalist. you are also an anchor. in the world of television news, that is very special. describe for us what is so special about being an anchor. >> it is very special just be sitting here with you. i want to say something. you have to hear this. [laughter] when i first walked into cbs news, all i remember is when i was sent to cover the state department with marvin kalb. i came in and secretaries of state for calling you and i could not get a phone call returned from an answering machine. from the coastal region desk. for me, this is a true panicle. -- pinnacle. this is a dream to be back home. ok, now. highjacking your interview, is that what you are worried about? it is to try as much as possible to be the 360 degree radar of the day, of th

of the other agencies dealing with transportation, we will have a great foundation in beginning the work to host this international event. we are working with the natural talent that san francisco and the bay area has. we have one of the most natural and the theaters. this is not an event that occurs only in the short month in the fall of 2013. the individual races will go on for a year spanning the year beginning in 2012 and all through 2013. already, other countries are trying to find out how they can schedule their practices in the bay area. you will see that going on. i have been working on jobs. all of those projects we have talked about is an indication to jobs and make sure that our business is a top priority. i want you to do the same things here but i cannot ask you to do it if i have not done my part as a mayor. my job is to make sure that businesses are here, they are growing, and we have a strong economic climate. last year, a new lease for 7500 square feet. an unprecedented high of 14 acres in mission bay. of course, they would not have done that without the valuable contribution in building the infra

foundation lo and others. >> gesture was international women's day and today great trade figures and export growth were announced. does the prime mr. reed that we would have even better figures if the managed to get more women on the boards of companies across the uk? >> my hon. friend is right to draw attention to today's trade figures, which show a big increase in exports, which is exactly the sort of rebalancing that our economy needs. it is absolutely right that we need to get more women involved in the pulp -- in the work force and at board level. in addition, in terms of an entrepreneur is some, if we have the same rate of women setting up businesses as america, we would have tens of thousands of extra business is creating wealth and jobs. >> i start by paying tribute to lance corporal liam tasker from the royal army veterinary corps. he was doing a job that put him in such danger and he should extraordinary bravery and courage. we remember him and we pass on deep condolences to his family and friends. can the prime minister tell us who authorizes the mission ending gauzy last week that -- last weekend? >>

let me thank our wonderful audience, including the international women's media foundation. [applause] the many people all over the country and the world who watched the kalb report. for those is still cherish the role of a free press in stimulating a free society and finally my thanks to diane sawyer. bless you. thank you so much. [applause] i am marvin kalb. good night, and good luck. [applause] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] >> we will have 15 minutes of questioning. your opportunity to ask diana question. you know what that means, of course. you ask the question, you do not make a speech. if you go on too long, i will be impolite. please give us your name and any organizational association that he may have. >> i am sarah snyder. i am a sophomore. what is the most fun part of your job? what is the most difficult part of your job? >> the most fun is getting to wrestle a story together. that is how you know you are intellectually alive. the hardest part is hair and makeup. if i could do radio,

the century foundations international task force on afghanistan presented the report at the national press club. this is one hour. thank you for joining us today. if all of you had time this morning to see an op-ed in "the new york times" entitled " selling the afghan war", our speakers make the case for what could be the next steps in thinking through a complex set of challenges. i am going to the state of play. we are striving this live on a number of blogs and web sites. i want to agree to those folks and say hello to c-span which is covering this morning and voice of america. we have the task force staff director for this and the head of foreign policy programs, and i will introduce our panel. we have with us to my left, lawrence korb, former assistant secretary of defense and ambassador thomas pickering who served as this task force's co- chair and former undersecretary of state for political affairs and served as ambassador to six different affairs. he was our ambassador to the united nations. other co-orce's chair, special representative for afghanistan from 1977 through 1999

. >> i am liza gross executive director of the international women's media foundation. [applause] >> and we are coming to the end of our wonderful congress of the meet leaders here in washington, d.c.. this is something that would never happen in our convention attended only by males, but someone lost in a ring. [laughter] >> if you want to claim that i have it here. j., i am so sorry. we can address that later. excellent. i also want to recognize briefly a couple of guests that joined us just a few minutes ago. from the embassy of the republic of angola. and the doctor, the present of the women's ambassador foundation. [applause] >> i hope you all enjoyed your lunch and your conversations, and we're going to be staying this afternoon with the topic of leadership and focusing on leadership by women in the global media industry. it is now my pleasure to introduce to you ms. pat mitchell. >> pat mitchell is president and ceo of the daley center for media headquartered in new york and los angeles. the daily said as the largest public archive up television and radio program

international women's media foundation commissioned the report which analyze research data from 500 outcasts and print companies nearly six countries. this is an hour. [applause] >> thank you very much. but the very kind introduction. welcome all of you to washington. i wish the weather was better, but you have, the perfect time and it is very exciting for me to be here. i joined just year ago and it's been a wonderful experience to be on the board of such an exciting and dynamic organization. i'm going to give the quick executive summary of the findings of a report and then i've got a wonderful panel of companies doing great tanks. the report is not slim, but i am going to make a point to send an misreports my mother who was a journalist herself when i was growing up in saudi arabia. she is to go to the ministers in saudi arabia and they would say to her that she was the first woman who'd ever been in the room, not even the cleanest of the women. she was really a pioneer herself and shall be excited to read how much progress we've made. thank you. the global study on women in the news media

international studies. i worked at the heritage foundation on the right and the council is in the middle. know the points of view of the schools of thought in washington. >> were was, originally? >> ohio, and a good ohioan, a place called rocky river. >> why the cato institute? >> why the cato institute? >> they let the politics fall where they fall. they have been deeply unfashionable. they say we have to have a foreign policy within our means. eisenhower is my favorite modern president. it would ruin our domestic equilibrium, we will not be a great power. the cato institute focuses on economics. that is what i do with my job. if i am asked to do anything, i will take the transatlantic flight. >> why would the dutch government want you? >> when you are in europe, you talk about america. they talk about the american decline and nobody talks about that here. they talk about when the dollar will be attacked. they are not happy about it. they think it is terrible. their cake -- they care intensely about the greatest ally getting weaker. when an america i talk about europe. i have a unique ba

wonderful to be partners with such organization as vital global voices partnership women international, and they un foundation and our sponsors, without whom we could not be here. our founding partner hp, american express, coca-cola company, mobil goldman sacks 10,000 women, price waterhouse coopers the virgin foundation, delta, and david yurman. framing issues and covering the discussions, we brought together journalists and producing teams of newsweek and the daily beast.com. so many people attending the summit have advanced to the dignity and rights of women and some at great personal risk. let's celebrate them and all the women who cannot be here from all over the world. for passionate activist --, she brought back a photograph she visited in the condo. she said to me, "i want to say to people if you knew them, you would care." that is what we hope to show in the next days. let me introduce my resource coco's, each of them deeply committed to women and tapping for their rights. please welcome cheryl sandberg, chief operating officer of facebook. >> thank you. thank you, everyone, for being with us. i thou

let me thank our wonderful audience, including the international women's media foundation. [applause] the many people all over the country and the world who watched the kalb report. for those is still cherish the role of a free press in stimulating a free society and finally my thanks to diane sawyer. bless you. thank you so much. [applause] i am marvin kalb. good night, and good luck. >> we will have 15 minutes of questioning. your opportunity to ask diane questions. you know what that means, of course. you ask the question, you do not make a speech. if you go on too long, i will be impolite. please give us your name and any organizational association that he may have. >> i am sarah snyder. i am a sophomore. what is the most fun part of your job? what is the most difficult part of your job? >> the most fun is getting to wrestle a story together. that is how you know you are intellectually alive. the hardest part is hair and makeup. if i could do radio, i would be doing radio. when they come at you, at 4:00 in the morning comment it was misery. i have never liked the growin

my pleasure to welcome you to "the kalb report" as we open this conference of the international women's media foundationny of whose members are in the audience, eager to hear about your career, and your take on the news business. is somethinghor very special. describe for us what is so special. >> first of all, i have to say it is very special just to be sitting here with you. you have to hear this, because if you remember when i first walked into cbs news, all i remember is when i was sent to cover the state department with marvin kalb. and i came in and secretaries of state were calling you. i could not get a telephone call returned from an answering machine for the costa rican desk. for me, this is a true pinnacle. this is the kind of dream to be back home. ok, now, hijacking your interview, is that what you are worried about? is to try ashor much as possible to be the 360 degree radar of the day, of the driving question that has to take you through a broadcast. and it is such a gift to be able to throw to incredible correspondence, moving to the streets of iran. it is such a gift to be able to repor