peacebuilding. this is a new and important enterprise with which he is personally associated and provides the inspiration when he needed the direction. following his remarks, he will be able unwilling to ask steve to answer questions. please identify yourselves. the discussion is open and is partially your choice. it's a pleasure to see you here and please take the floor we are eager to hear you. [applause] >> president of csis, distinguished participants, ladies and gentlemen it is a great honor for me to participate in this very important gathering with so many distinguished friends with whom i have been working very closely and thank you for your support and for this opportunity. dr. brzezinski once it's always a pleasure to meet you were and you've been at the center of the global affairs for so many decades and it's been an honor to get good advice and counsel from you and you have been such a good strong partner and a supporter of the united nations and i count on your continuing such a suppor

adopted the latest definition of peacebuilding. only 121 words. of course, the development review, qddr, released in 2010, identified conflict prevention and response as a core mission of the state department and led to the creation of cso. secretary clinton has told me and anyone else who will listen that cso is one of the most important things to come from the qddr. i know she is invested in our success. by the way, i don't mean to suggest that cso is a crowning achievement of this movement. in fact, the u.s. must improve. i do think that elevating these issues at stake and giving them heft has been on your minds for some time. it is a great honor to try to bring it to life. the qddr has reached a critical mass of people who recognize the need and plan what needs to be done and work together to do it. we are coming to the greater recognition that building democracy, human rights and economic development or health all build peace. whether we call it peacebuilding or stabilization or something else, we all need to work together to seize this momen

on june 14th, we will have a report coming out that is looking at the peacebuilding field. >>> on our companion network c-span later today, a look at the lessons from the japan earthquake last year and the nuclear meltdown. from the heritage foundation in washington. that's live at noon eastern. at 3:00 p.m., a member of the russia democratic movement. she is talking about russia under vladimir putin. >>> i had my ambition to walk with john smith. i got to pocohontas. this is the rectangle space. pocohontas marries john smith in this church. i guarantee you i'm standing a little deeper than she was. this is where

established the peacebuilding, support office. in 2008 the u.n. adopted the largest definition of peacebuilding. only 121 words. and of course, the diplomacy the review qddr released at the end of 2010 identified con politic and response as a core mission to the state department and lead to the creation of cso. secretary told me and anyone me and anyone who will listen cso is the most important thing to come from qddr. i know, she is invested in the success. by the way, i don't mean to suggest that cso's achievement of the movement. in fact, the u.s. must improve. but i do think -- has been on many of your minds for some time, is a great honor to have a chance to try to bring it to life. the qddr reflects the broader fact that we have reached a critical mass of people who have built a share of language for the need to analyze conflict, plan what needs to be done, and work together to do it. we are coming to the greater recognition that building democracy, building economic development, or health all build peace. whether it call it peacebuilding or