i quoted her as well as senator jeanne shaheen about how these codels are very beneficial. she has organized so many of these on capitol hill and serving in the administration. they candle all of logistics and setting up the meetings with the foreign leaders. security protocols, all of that. host: you write about the origins of these trips. guest: dean atchinson was the very first assistant secretary of state for what is now called legislative affairs. he went on to become secretary of state. his goal in the truman administration was to use members of congress to the administration's benefit to reinforce the message, but also try to help their diplomatic goals more broadly. last week's trip to the nato summit with the purpose of promoting finland and sweden in nato is a perfect example of that. it is something that specifically requires congressional buy-in. the senate has to vote on it. they are on track to vote before the august recess. it is something they would direct say in and the ministration has to make nice with congress on a bunch of different topics, but especial

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i quoted her as well as senator jeanne shaheen about how these codels are very beneficial.he has organized so many of these on capitol hill and serving in the administration. they candle all of logistics and setting up the meetings with the foreign leaders. security protocols, all of that. host: you write about the origins of these trips. guest: dean atchinson was the very first assistant secretary of state for what is now called legislative affairs. he went on to become secretary of state. his goal in the truman administration was to use members of congress to the administration's benefit to reinforce the message, but also try to help their diplomatic goals more broadly. last week's trip to the nato summit with the purpose of promoting finland and sweden in nato is a perfect example of that. it is something that specifically requires congressional buy-in. the senate has to vote on it. they are on track to vote before the august recess. it is something they would direct say in and the ministration has to make nice with congress on a bunch of different topics, but especially

i spoke with jeanne shaheen, also part of that congressional delegation, while we were in madrid.was leaving spain with more confidence that nato is responding appropriately to russia's aggression. >> i think that the nato countries have been very effective in supporting ukraine and the addition of sweden and finland is very exciting. and its reassurance to the baltic countries who are very concerned about the threat from russia, to poland, who is also very concerned, all of the eastern european countries, and i think they will -- everyone will leave the summit with an appreciation for the increased support in eastern europe against the threat from putin. >> i spoke to the estonian prime minister yesterday and they are somewhat confident things are changing, but still fearful that they may be next, and i wonder do americans underestimate the possibility that russia may attack nato members next. >> well, i think the baltic countries have been very vocal about the importance of having troops there to protect against russia's future aggression, because they invaded ukraine and provok