ambassador to the united nations, linda thomas-greenfield. this is point zero. this is turkey. that is syria. here turkey is working with the u.n. and u.s. to try to keep this crossing open. russia is trying to close it. she is talking to refugees and nongovernmental workers. she is getting briefed by the u.n. but this is the important critical message she is trying to bring back to the security council of united nations. that refugees down that road will be dying from starvation, from violence, from hunger and lack of shelter. now, more than anything else, covid. that is what needs to get through. food. cement for shelter. vaccines, the little that have come so far. now she has announced $239 million dollars of u.s. aid that will get to these people, but not if russia decides next month this last corridor into the refugee camps, and still in the conflict zone, displaced by bombings from the assad regime. the ambassador told me this is their only hope for survival. >> what is your reaction, seeing this, having gone inside and talked to the ai

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ambassador to linda thomas-greenfield, testified on u.s. diplomacy at the u.n., discussing the chinese influence on the global stage, protecting women and girls, and humanitarian rights issues. this runs four hours. . the committee on foreign affairs is called into order and without objection the chair is authorized to declare a recess on tom

ambassador to linda thomas-greenfield, testified on u.s. diplomacy at the u.n., discussing the chinese influence on the global stage, protecting women and girls, and humanitarian rights issues. this runs four hours. . the committee on foreign affairs is called into order and without objection the chair is authorized to declare a recess on the committee at any point and members can submit questions for the record subject to the limitations in the rules. to insert something into the record, please have your staff e-mail or contact the full committee staff. as a reminder to members, please keep your video function on at all times even when you are not recognized by the chair. members are responsible for muting and un- muting themselves consistent with house rules staff will only mute members as appropriate when they are not under recognition to eliminate background noise. i see that we have a quorum and i now recognize myself for opening remarks. pursuant to the notice we leave today to notice the administration's priorities for engagement wit

ambassador to the united nations, linda thomas greenfield. she's in turkey.n. the ambassador's trip is meant to shine light on what is often forgotten. that is, the turkey/syria border. millions of displaced syrians still living there in those horrible conditions had those refugee camps. russia is threatening to close this, the last of four border crossings in july. potentially cutting off western aid completely to the refugees that are there. walk us through what you're seeing, what you're hearing, the purpose of her visit and what she's aiming to do. is this simply a fact-finding mission or are we seeing a new type of re-engagement along the border with the issue of the refugees? >> reporter: it's both, actually. what was articulated by the secretary of state was shedding light on this, re-engaging, an issue where the u.s. and turkey are aligned to try to prevent russia from vetoing an extension of this corridor. they already forced the shutdown of three corridors but july 15th is the hard deadline that would shut down all remaining humanitarian aid, 1,000

linda thomas-greenfield. >>> still ahead, why your favorite items are getting smaller. >>> have you noticed some of your favorite products are shrinking in size but the prices aren't vicky nguyen explains why. >> reporter: from ice cream to crackers, paper towels to detergent, you can find it in stores everywhere some of the most trusted brands are giving you less and often for the same price. >> it's a sneaky way to raise prices on shoppers >> reporter: consumer advocate edgar dworsky showcases examples on his crowdsourced website he says most people don't read the fine print. why are companies downsizing does it have to do with the pandemic? >> well, it has to do to the extent that they're experiencing their own price increases. >> reporter: companies we talked to have been shrinking their products and say it's to offset higher costs without raising prices >> they know most shoppers are not going to realize it because shoppers are price sensitive, price conscious, but they're not net weight conscious. >> reporter: experts say these small cuts can save companies millions or more it's not a

ambassador linda thomas greenfield said she'll tell her russian counterparts the last crossing into syriat off aid many of whom reported to the united nations depend on the united nations to meet their basic needs. nbc news chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell spoke to the ambassador earlier. we're going to have that sound for you in just a moment. but it was a very important trip -- okay, let's hear it right now. >> reporter: this is known as .0. this gate is open. that is syria. i'm standing on turkish land. here turkey is working with the u.n. and the u.s. to try to keep this crossing open. russia is trying to close it. this is what she is here to describe. she is talking to refugees. she's talking to non-governmental workers. she's getting briefed by the u.n. but this is the important critical message she's trying to bring back to the security council of the united nations, that millions of people right there in syria down that road will be dying from starvation, from violence, from hunger and other privations, and from anything else, covid. that is what needs to get th

ambassador linda thomas greenfield is a career diplomat returning to public service after retiring from a 35 year career with the united states foreign service in 2017. she previously served as the assistant secretary for state for african affairs where she led the bureau to focus on the development and management of the policy towards sub-saharan africa. prior to this she served as the director general of the foreign service director of human resources leading a team in charge of the state department's 700,000 strong workforce. she served the country overseas including posting in switzerland nigeria and libya. without objection, the witness testimony will be made a part of the record and i recognize the honorable ambassador linda thomas greenfield for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. >> thank you for the opportunity to testify before you today. two weeks ago i visited the remaining border crossing of the un security council authorized for the delivery of humanitarian assistance and syria. millions of adults and children rely on our aid to survive. covid has only exacerbated th

ambassador to the united nations linda thomas-greenfield testified on u.s. diplomacy discussing china's influence on the global stage, protecting women and girls and humanitarian rights issues. this runs four hours. >>> the committee on foreign affairs will come to order, and without objection the chair is authorized to declare a recess of the committee at any point and all members will have five days to submit statements, extraneous material, and questions for the record subject to the length, limitations in the rules. to insert something into the record, please have your staff email the previously mentioned address or contact full committee staff. please keep your video functions on at all time even when you're not recognized by the chair. members are responsible for muting and unmuting themselves consistent with house rules, staff will only mute members as appropriate when they are not on the recognition to eliminate background noise. i see that we have a quorum, and i now recognize myself for opening remarks. we need to examine the biden administration's

ambassador linda thomas-greenfield arriving at the border today with more u.s. aid. $239 million >> it's life and death. on top of war, which continues as we speak, there's covid. how does that add to the dimensions of this crisis >> for the refugees here's what i heard today. it's just another reason to die. >> another reason to die. >> another reason to die. so it's just added on top of starvation, violence, desperation. another reason to die. >> reporter: this is known as point zero. this gate is open. that is syria. i'm standing on turkish land here turkey is working with the u.n. and the u.s. to try to keep this crossing open the ambassador's visit to spotlight the critical corridor she says russia cannot be allowed to close what is your message when you go back to russia >> you know, i think i have seen firsthand the importance of this border crossing. and you don't want on your shoulders the desperation of the people on the other side of the border >> reporter: desperation for syrians like nadia, now a refugee in turkey "life is really tough," she said a

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has criticized the security council for not taking the situation in t gray more seriously, linda thomas greenfield office says it's time for the e. c o p, and government to respond to requests for humanitarian access and to end the fighting. well, earlier i spoke to ethiopia and bastard to the united nations, ty yeskis, lassie, i'm there. i asked him for his government's assessment of the situation and t grey . the government has greg tele rejected the full se creepy analysis published today for 3 reasons. the 1st one is that it has never been transpires. those who people who prepared, i believe fall, who prepared the put in sensitivity analysis, you know, didn't give a chance for stakeholders, that dissipation that are the 1st limitation of the reports. secondly, the midterm that has been that was used within the in for shipment and instruction for that matter because it was conducted by a more fun call in the, in the remote. so taking it as a vondik survey is, is very, very difficult for the government. forgive me for interrupting you obviously seem to have issues with the way the process, let's

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ambassador to the united nations in southern turkey meeting with n jose and syrian refugees, linda thomas greenfield is on a mission to renew cross border humanitarian assistance. on july 10th, the mandate of the un mechanism allowing aid to be provided directly through turkeys borders will expire. greenfield will be arguing for its renewal of the un headquarters next week or 0. russell set up join us now from the capital ankara. what is the humanitarian situation there on that border? well, every and this is the largest displacement crisis of the 21st century. and now 3 and point 5000000 refugees and syrians, people who have been internally displaced are in that place and live the north west of the, of the country. when the, the airport has been fallen down the hands of the regime. and the people who have been a recruiter from east hotel. so everyone has run away from the embodiment from the killings from the vitality and to look for a safe place and a safe place for them was it live? so it's a like a huge concentration camp there and roughly 34w5 people are leaving their without electricity withou

linda thomas greenfield is on a mission to renew cross border humanitarian systems. on july 10th, the mandate of a un mechanism loving a to be provided directly through turkeys borders will expire, talks to save a nuclear deal with iran. i said to be proceeding. well, european negotiators say they hope an agreement will be reached soon. in direct talks between iran and the united states, on the return to the 2015 deal will continue next week. negotiations have been taking place since april. those are the headlines coming up next to now to 0. it's the stream. goodbye. i will just 0 with the i am for me. okay. on this episode of the street, we are going to be talking about rape, sexual violence. if this is not what you want to watch, right now, i'm going to give you a moment to be out of walk away from the screen that have been widespread report. so sexual violence coming out of the cheek, re region of ethiopia, that's in the northern part of e, c o, b, a. since november, the government forces i would try and soldiers into gray and soldiers. i've been caught up in a co

linda, thomas greenfield, will confront russian resistance to renew the cross border mechanism on the ground that it violates serious sovereignty. when i get back to new york, i will be briefing members of the security council on what i've seen here. and i will be appealing to my colleagues, to the court, the continuation of this operation, and to reopen the 2 other border crossings that were close. civil, how was the only entry point for the u. n. to bring aid into the opposition held northwest? it's also the last, the for international crossing points that have been closed because of russia serious ally. we need as much access as possible. in fact, what we need at the moment is more access, not less. we need to scale up the response because the 8th that we're providing is simply not enough. this is, you know, the biggest displacement crisis of the 21st century. nearly 4000000 people live in the northwest. many are internally displaced by the conflict. 80 percent rely on aid brought from turkey. the un currently sends more than $1000.00 and trucks carrying aid every month. a dominant

action to address the crisis of the various kristen salumi has more from the un in new york, linda thomas greenfield. the us ambassador says this is a man made humanitarian emergency and the source of this emergency. according to this report that was compiled by 15, un agencies, non governmental agencies and regional organizations found a very dire situation with conflicts at the heart of the problem. the conflict they say that has led to massive displacement of people in the northern areas of ethiopia. it's conflict that cause people to lose their livelihoods, to ruin infrastructure and also to ruin crops. they talk about food sources being purposely destroyed, seeds burned equipment, destroyed crops, burn, and also about the fact that on over 100 occasions ethiopian or era tray and troops have stopped aid workers from getting in to help people. and this is of grave concern to un officials who have been sounding the alarm in recent days and weeks. thomas greenfield decried the fact that the security council has yet to hold an open meeting on the situation there. she says, that's something that has

and the majority of council members agree including the united states and bassett, or linda thomas greenfield visited baba howard earlier. this month she said more not less cross border aid is needed and there is no plan b. the plan b is to continue to push for the extension of, of the mandate plan b means that we have failed. so the counsel is expected to continue some tough negotiations on the subject behind closed doors. in the weeks ahead, syria is currently the un largest humanitarian operation in the world. its most recent appeal seeking more than $4000000000.00. parts of albania are still rebuilding 18 months after a devastating earthquake in which $51.00 people were killed. the government is replacing many homes for free, but some haven't been given any help and fear more buildings will collapse. johnson roblis reports from to mana. so no data can use house is at risk of collapsing. the unstable roof seems ready to cave in, but she, her 2 children and 5 grandchildren have nowhere else to go. for now, they've been given military assistance. some, some were very happy, we've had help wi

at the table, and no better person to keep us at the table at the un than our ambassador, linda thomas-greenfield. it makes clear that the multi lateral engagement will be necessary for us advancing all of our interests, promoting our values and mobilizing collective action to respond to the threats of today, as well as the threats of tomorrow. so we know that the un will be central to the multilateral engagement that's needed and i'm so thankful we have you at the helm at the united nations, and you will build those coalitions that will illuminate the biden administration's leadership. let me also just say thank you for your time. this is a long time and we've made sure to get every member here on this committee who wished to ask questions to ask questions. your time is much appreciated by this committee. i will stop there and won't continue to use any more of your time. and i will adjourn this hearing. thank you. conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] but here american history tv on c-span 3 exploring the people and events that tell the american story every weekend s

i was excited to see these series launched with my good friend ambassador linda thomas greenfield and roseanna banks who is national security advisor director for africa but i am equally delighted to introduce our featured speaker, deputy assistant secretary of state for african affairs akunna cook and she has a very large portfolio. she oversees the development of us foreign policy for southern africa as well as economic and regional issues like trade, investment, climate and health, multilateral engagement and human rights. is a plateful. and i have to say as a retired diplomat myself it's encouraging to see people like akunna in positions of prominence in the biden administration . it's a time that's critical to reengage with africa and the world in general with africa can also convince other plsenior us officials of the strategic importance of africa. it's a repeated team of ambassador yade that we have to view africa as a land of opportunity and not through negative lands. so chasing this narrative is very important for the africa center and i'm just happy to be part of this to d

ambassador to the u.n., linda thomas-greenfield on foreign policy and u.s. global leadership. she's testifying before the house foreign affairs committee.

ambassador to the united nations linda thomas greenfield testified on u.s.lomacy at the un, discussing china's influence on the global stage, protecting women and girls and humanitarian rights issues. this runs for four hours.

linda thomas greenfield, the ambassador to the united nations, who said that racial equity is her top focus. and that white supremacy is weaved into our founding documents and principles. our advore sirs -- adversaries like russia and china are weaponing the leftist agenda at the summit, secretary blinken brought up uighurs in china and others responded by saying the united states is the same with black lives matter. instead of developing a lethal, battle-ready force which can protect when called up to do so, under the guise of reviewing extremism in the ranks of the military, in march, special operations command hired the first chief diversity and inclusion officer. we've seen examples of west point cadets forced to attend critical race theory presentations, a space force officer was fired were saying the trainings we are receiving in the military is rooted in critical race theory which is rooted in marksism. the biden v.a. will be using american taxpayer dollars to cover sex reassignment surgery. i have multiple parents of the kids i was -- 18-year-olds i was able to nominate to go

embassador, linda thomas greenfield, to the united nations from our friends around the globe, to renew their focus on this region of the country, understanding the needs that exists here but also the capacity. what had been become clear to me d during the course of the meeting is manager i already knew but enforced. people have pride in the place they are from. when we talk about the work we are doing, we must understand the capacity of people and not just their needs. understanding they are pride associated with where they are from for good reasons based on the history of those places, based on the culture of those places and the contributions that those places have made for thousands of years. this is the work we have been doing, the agreement we have reached are the results of the work leading up to this week and they are tangible and specific. do i declare this trip a success? yes, di do. >> it is success in terms of a pathway that's about progress. we have been successful in making progress. so as it relates to guatemala, out of that trip we came out of that trip with agreements t

embassador, linda thomas greenfield, to the united nations from our friends around the globe, to renewocus on this region of the country, understanding the need

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and thursday linda thomas greenfield traveled to the border crossing where each month 1,000 trucks bringcing nearly a quarter billion in u.s. aid. and what you are seeing and hearing, how does that compare to all of the disaster zones that you have experienced yourself? >> i think that the scale here is more than anything i've ever experienced before. but the desperation is the same desperation desperation. >> reporter: and near the border, one of more than 3 million who fled to turkey for refuge -- >> to you want to say or do you want to move or on go back to syria? >> reporter: and now millions still living in syria could be cut off from critical aid. what will happen if this crossing, this last crossing, is shut down? >> it is already the biggest humanitarian crisis in the world and it will be a lot worse. >> reporter: among the complications the pandemic and almost no vaccines. >> for the refugees, here is what i heard today. it is just another reason to die. >> another reason to die. >> another reason to die. so it is just added on top of starvation, violence, desperation, another r

ambassador to the u.n., linda thomas-greenfield on foreign policy and u.s. global leadership. she's testifying before the house foreign affairs committee. ambassador thomas-greenfield: we could raise the profile of venezuela. i was impressed how welcoming all the countries in the region have been to venezuelan coming in. the u.n. agencies i did have an opportunity to meet with all of the u.n. agencies there as well as the n.g.o.'s working on venezuelan refugees and i can tell you that they are extraordinarily committed. i did come back to new york and brief my colleagues on the visit and the importance of us focusing attention on addressing the refugee crisis there. i will continue to follow that closely. op nicaragua, we are really concerned regarding the situation there. and we'll continue to keep the spotlight on the brazen repression that the ortega regime is carrying out. the u.s. called on president ortega and the nicaraguan government to immediately release the presidential candidates who were arrested and other civil society and opposition leaders who have been arreste

ambassador linda thomas-greenfield traveled to the lone remaining border crossing where each month aly a quarter billion dollars in new u.s. aid. >> what you're seeing here and what you're hearing recounted, how does that compare to all the disaster zones you've experienced yourself >> i think the scale here is more than anything i've ever experienced before but the desperation is the same desperation. >> reporter: near the border, annette naja, one of more than 3 million syrian refugees who fled to turkey for refuge. >> do you want to stay here, or do you want to move on or do you want to go back to syria at some point? now millions still living in syria could be cut off from critical aid >> what will happen if this crossing, this last crossing is shut down? >> it's already the biggest humanitarian crisis in the world, and it's going to be a lot worse. >> reporter: among the complications, the pandemic and almost no vaccines >> for the refugees, here's what i heard today. this is just another reason to die. >> another reason to die. >> another reason to die so it's just added on top