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mike posner founded the lawyers committee in 1976 and the period that ends in '82 is the start of the democracy movement. we have here colleagues from ndi, iri, which started with the westminster speech in '82. i think that that was the pivot. >> why don't i -- i'd love to hear more from you because you were inside central europe when this -- this great glorious revolution occurs. they are experiencing what it means to experience free expression and not be put away for it. my question for you is, what was the -- can you translate what was happening with our policy to insert human rights more in foreign policy, was that something, for example, you knew these people in poland, you were talking about having drinks with them. is this something that's tangible to them or -- go ahead and talk about this. >> it's very real. another cabinet minister in poland told me that in the '80s when he was in prison, the only people to ever see his family, i mean, the only foreigners were american journalists and american embassy officers. and he said there are a lot of european countries that shunned m
mike posner founded the lawyers committee in 1976 and the period that ends in '82 is the start of the democracy movement. we have here colleagues from ndi, iri, which started with the westminster speech in '82. i think that that was the pivot. >> why don't i -- i'd love to hear more from you because you were inside central europe when this -- this great glorious revolution occurs. they are experiencing what it means to experience free expression and not be put away for it. my question for...
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mike today. michael posner. i would also like to introduce lauren craner who is an old friend of mine who found himself here on 9/11 running as the assistant secretary for drl from 2001 to 2004, lorne? please. [ applause ] >> beyond lorne, we have paul grove who is the minority clerk for lindsay graham, and next to -- and you have much longer bios as the senior bios and right next to paul grove you have tim reisner who is the minority clerk to patrick leahy on foreign operations and we want to dive right in, oh, and i haven't introduced tomorrow wittis who is now running the savon center at brookings which is a very, very powerful think tank on the middle east, particularly the savon center. i'm a big fan of the work there. let's dive right in. it's 2001. i actually remember being involved in an event on the spring of 2001 on what income in foreign policy, actually with a lot of interesting intellectuals, i wish you'd been there, lorne, and we were talking about it might be in the spring of 2001 and no one menti
mike today. michael posner. i would also like to introduce lauren craner who is an old friend of mine who found himself here on 9/11 running as the assistant secretary for drl from 2001 to 2004, lorne? please. [ applause ] >> beyond lorne, we have paul grove who is the minority clerk for lindsay graham, and next to -- and you have much longer bios as the senior bios and right next to paul grove you have tim reisner who is the minority clerk to patrick leahy on foreign operations and we...
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mike today. michael posner. i would also like to introduce lorne craner, who is an old friend of mine who found himself here on 9/11 running as the assistant secretary for dlr from 2001 to 2004. [ applause ] beyond lorne, we have paul grove, who is the minority clerk for lindsey graham. and next to -- and you have much longer longer bios. and the majority clerk for patrick leahy on foreign operations. and we want to dive right in. oh, and i haven't introduced, now with us now running the savon center at brookings, which is a very, very powerful think tank on the middle east, particularly the savon center. i'm a fan of the work there. let's dive right in. it's 2001. i actually remember being involved in an event in the spring of 2001. actually, a lot of interesting intellectuals. we were talking about what the next crisis might be in the spring of 2001. and no one mentioned anything approaching what was happening, what was about to happen on 9/11. so on 9/11, you are -- you find yourself here running drl. and wha
mike today. michael posner. i would also like to introduce lorne craner, who is an old friend of mine who found himself here on 9/11 running as the assistant secretary for dlr from 2001 to 2004. [ applause ] beyond lorne, we have paul grove, who is the minority clerk for lindsey graham. and next to -- and you have much longer longer bios. and the majority clerk for patrick leahy on foreign operations. and we want to dive right in. oh, and i haven't introduced, now with us now running the savon...
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mike and drl for organizing this very important look back at these three transformational periods in u.s. foreign policy. at a moment when values and interests are so deeply entwined i want to thank mark posner for your irreplaceable contribution to u.s. national security and under mike's leadership, drl has defined and redefined the human rights agenda for the 21st century. i also want to thank the panelists for their unique perspectives on the evolution of human rights policy. over the past 30 years i've had the privilege of working with virtually every panelist over the course of today, tom pickering, elliott abraham, tammy wittis and many other remarkable friends and colleagues. i know it is much easier -- >> we're going to cut away from the last few minutes of this event to go live now to capitol hill for a hearing on a recent report about weather satellite programs run by the national oceanic and atmospheric administration or noaa. it's held by two house subcommittees on science, space and technology. this is covered on c-span3. >> it will come to order, and this subcommittee the energy environment. good afternoon. first, i apologize for running late. i was on the floor, and please for
mike and drl for organizing this very important look back at these three transformational periods in u.s. foreign policy. at a moment when values and interests are so deeply entwined i want to thank mark posner for your irreplaceable contribution to u.s. national security and under mike's leadership, drl has defined and redefined the human rights agenda for the 21st century. i also want to thank the panelists for their unique perspectives on the evolution of human rights policy. over the past...
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tell me -- tell me what you're -- tell me about the new drl under mike posner. >> i would just say, i don't know that it's -- it's an evolve ing drl. as said this morning, it will constantly need to evolve and we just need to keep up the fight. because there's a lot of work that's not done. what is important, i think, we do lead the league, as you suggest, in generally unfunded mandates to do work. but they're important pieces. they're part of a vision. the vision from the secretary and the president now is that when we talk about democracy, we talk about human rights, we recognize that it's a process. and the building blocks are empowering women and having the rule of law and having accountability and transparency. strengthening civil society. supporting vulnerable groups. women, children, the lgbt community. all of this is part of the mix. i'm really proud of the fact that this administration has added judy human as a special adviser on disabilities issues. that we have hannah rosenthal working on anti-semitism, barbara shaler on labor issues which is a critical piece of our agenda.
tell me -- tell me what you're -- tell me about the new drl under mike posner. >> i would just say, i don't know that it's -- it's an evolve ing drl. as said this morning, it will constantly need to evolve and we just need to keep up the fight. because there's a lot of work that's not done. what is important, i think, we do lead the league, as you suggest, in generally unfunded mandates to do work. but they're important pieces. they're part of a vision. the vision from the secretary and...
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so let me start by making note of what secretary clinton and mike posner have done on this issue of partnership with civil society. that the secretary's really launched a global agenda on freedom of association that i think is going to be a lasting legacy for the united states abroad. and both in articulating why civil society is important, what role it plays in free societies. and also setting up mechanisms to support human rights organizations that are under threat and new ways to partner with organizations in an ongoing manner. and, but what that meant is that in the years even before the arab spring began, we were expanding our partnerships. and it was also the cairo speech, by the way, and president obama's commitment to build relationships people to people. and that meant that in my bureau, all of our embassies were tasked with expanding their relationships. and reaching out to civil society. so when things started to happen on the ground, we had relationships, we had partners, we had sources of information. even when our embassy officers were stuck inside because of protests and security
so let me start by making note of what secretary clinton and mike posner have done on this issue of partnership with civil society. that the secretary's really launched a global agenda on freedom of association that i think is going to be a lasting legacy for the united states abroad. and both in articulating why civil society is important, what role it plays in free societies. and also setting up mechanisms to support human rights organizations that are under threat and new ways to partner...
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i'm going to introduce with the current assistant secretary for drl currently, mike posner. [applause] i would also like to introduce more than craner running as the assistant secretary for drl from 2001 to 2004. [applause] we have paul growth who is the minority clerk for lindsey graham, and next to -- you have much longer biographies next to paul you have tim rieser who is the majority clerk for patrick leahy on foreign operations and we want to dive right in wittes now running at the brookings which is very much powerful think tank on the middle east. what's dive right in. it's 2001. i actually remember being involved in an event in the spring of 2001 on what next foreign policy actually has a lot of interesting intellectual -- i wish you had been in and we were talking about what the next crisis might be in the spring of 2001 and anything approaching what was happening and what was about to happen on 9/11. on 9/11 you find yourself here running drl, and what does this mean for your priorities or becomes your primary challenge? >> let me speak to you for organizing this c
i'm going to introduce with the current assistant secretary for drl currently, mike posner. [applause] i would also like to introduce more than craner running as the assistant secretary for drl from 2001 to 2004. [applause] we have paul growth who is the minority clerk for lindsey graham, and next to -- you have much longer biographies next to paul you have tim rieser who is the majority clerk for patrick leahy on foreign operations and we want to dive right in wittes now running at the...
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in a moment when our values and interests are so deeply entwined from the nile, i want to thank mike posner and all of his terrific colleagues at dr l. for your irreplaceable contribution to u.s. national security and human dignity throughout the world. under mike's leadership, drl has defined our agenda. i want to thank our panelists for their unique perspectives on the evolution of human rights policy. over the past 30 years, i've had the privilege of working with virtually every panelist over the course of today, tom pickering, elliott, tex harris, tammy, and many other remarkable friends and colleagues. i know it is much easier to reflect from the safe vantage point of hindsight upon issues that cause gray hairs and sleepless nights. all of us are grateful for your service, your sacrifice and your superb contributions to the cause of universal human rights. all of us also believe that america is best off in a world of successful and stable nations where individual rights are respected. we know that ideals and interests don't always mesh, as seamlessly as we might like. and for the tough
in a moment when our values and interests are so deeply entwined from the nile, i want to thank mike posner and all of his terrific colleagues at dr l. for your irreplaceable contribution to u.s. national security and human dignity throughout the world. under mike's leadership, drl has defined our agenda. i want to thank our panelists for their unique perspectives on the evolution of human rights policy. over the past 30 years, i've had the privilege of working with virtually every panelist...
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. -- pos publicner lead for being such a great leader -- mike posner publicly for being such a great leader. he has expanded internet freedom everywhere. his creativity and a savvy have been absolutely essential. we put more effort, more people, more money into the work of defending of promoting human rights than any country ever has. that investment is not only the right thing to do. as we like to say, it is the smart thing as well. it makes us stronger leaders. when we stand up for universal principles it establishes our moral leadership. it is true that our wealth and military might remain defining features of our power. those things carry more weight because of who we are and what we stand for. when we celebrate an emerging democracy or criticize a repressive government words do matter. when activists are harassed by their own governments, they turn to us for help. i do not have to tell any of you what types of complications that can cause. that is who we are. that is to we want to be. we should never forget how much it means to the world when we stand up not only for our rights
. -- pos publicner lead for being such a great leader -- mike posner publicly for being such a great leader. he has expanded internet freedom everywhere. his creativity and a savvy have been absolutely essential. we put more effort, more people, more money into the work of defending of promoting human rights than any country ever has. that investment is not only the right thing to do. as we like to say, it is the smart thing as well. it makes us stronger leaders. when we stand up for universal...