we are thrilled to have with sebastian robert hormats. have ambassador robert hormats.th the secretary of state. not only for speaking to a limited part of the press, but also the actual diplomacy. what we saw with the golan heights and the rest. this goes back to 1807. president jefferson, former secretary of state, his discussion of how the press fits in into the robert hormats world. what is the optimum fit? amb. hormats: i think the key to the press is -- when i was in washington, for many years, i had good relations with the press. not that i anticipated they would agree with everything i said. but that i always found, when you laid out the facts in a rational way, they would respond with rational reporting on the basis of their judgments, and their judgments would not always be the same as the administration's or mine. but they play a critical role, being a watchdog, which jefferson sought to be an important watchdog, and informing the american public. a well informed electorate is critically important. washington said this as well-paid we will not be able to have

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