unesco does extraordinary work. many of the things they do are lifesaving. >> sure that's all very sad but the main message is homie don't play that [bleep]. >> well, that's right and our hands are tied. the american government's hands are tied. this is the law. >> yes, it's the law. a 20-year-old law which prohibits any u.n. organization that recognized palestine. but this situation isn't our fault. >> you ought to talk to the people at unesco for acting foolishly and creating this, this unfortunate circumstance. >> exactly. unesco didn't care about the unfortunate circumstances they have put america in. all they cared about was some poor starving people. >> so we cut your funding. that's what you get, son. >> i believe there were 100 countries in favor of palestinian membership as a full member state. >> the problem is unesco has its own laws that they have to follow. which requires decisions to be made democratically. so you brought it on yourself. >> one might say that we brought it on ourselves. >> yeah, i just

successful with unesco. but i think that, you know, the position i think that many of us are looking at is that the immediate halt in the u.s. funding sent a powerful message to all other u.n. bodies as well as the palestinians that the u.s. is serious about its intent for negotiated peace. i agree with you unesco does good work. the concern is that resuming that funding at this time would send the wrong message to the palestinians at this particular time. and i appreciate your willingness to work with this committee in trying to come up with how to deal with a waiver -- thank you. sorry. >> i could hear you. >> okay. as long as you're able to hear me. a waiver in which the president has put in his budget and which you've described because i think it's important, again, sending that message right now is a concern we have with the unesco. let me also -- and this is kind of jumping over to israel. while we greatly appreciate, and i personally appreciate your ongoing efforts to defend israel at the united natio

let me begin with unesco. you say how do we ensure there are consequences for unesco. unesco the organization that is carrying out holocaust education and girls' education and literacy training and other anti-extremist programs are, as you know, a collection of international civil servants doing this work on the ground. they're not the ones that we intend to punish. it's the member states individually who belong to unesco and belong to the general assembly and everywhere else that cast these votes. so we need to make that distinction. and that's part of the problem with the way our current legislation or law is drafted. it doesn't make adistinction. it's a very blunt instrument that ends up boomeranging against u.s. interests. it's not in our interests for these critical programs to go without 22% of u.s. funding. itt were, we wouldn't have funded them in the first place and you wouldn't have been generous in your support of them. now, how do we punish individual member states? if that's our objective. we can discuss that. each of them, as you know, is individual, and

with respect to unesco, unesco is an organization that president george w. bush rightly determined the united states ought to be part of. why? because, as he basically put it and we understand it, it's essentially an anti-extremist organization. it does important things like holocaust education. educating girls and women in places like afghanistan. providing literacy training for police and other personnel in places like afghanistan and elsewhere. it is doing essential work from girls education to tsunami warning that serve u.s. interests. and we think we ought to be part of it. now, the palestinians did something reprehensible that we strongly opposed and that was to try to take a shortcut to membership of unesco prior to a negotiated agreement with the israelis. we oppose that. we think there ought to be consequences for that. but the consequences should not be to put a gun to our own head and force ourselves ultimately into a position where we can no longer fund programs that are in our interests, and indeed, ultimately will lose our vote in this organiza

with respect to unesco, unesco is an organization that president george w. bush rightly determined the united states ought to be part of. it is an anti-extremist organization. it does important things like holocaust education. educating girls and women in places like afghanistan. providing literacy training for police and other personnel in places like afghanistan and elsewhere. it is doing is essential work that serves u.s. interests. we think we ought to be part of it. the palestinians did something reprehensible that we strongly oppose. that was to try to take a shortcut to membership of unesco prior to a negotiated agreement with the israelis. we opposed that. we think there ought to be consequences for that. the consequences should not be to put a gun to our own head and force ourselves into a position where we can no longer fund programs that are in our interest and ultimately remove our vote and this organization. our israeli allies and partners continue to provide certain voluntary contributions to import and unesco programs that they value, includin

. >> again, so the attitude would not be the same as unesco, it would be to continue our position -- >> we do not agree on how you characterize our position on unesco so i'm not going to buy into that. >> i understand that, but i think it's pretty clear. now, again, another area that i think we may be able to agree is the following. some nations russia, have been pushing to reverse this consensus -- the internet, which basically has not been regulated internationally. now china and russia are trying to give the international telecommunications union regulatory jurisdiction over internet governance. the itu is a treaty-based organization under the auspices of the united nations. put in, prime minister puttin said last june the goal of this effort is to establish international control over the internet using the monitoring and supervisory capabilities of the itu. has the administration taken a position on that or will the administration come out in opposition to protect the internet from global control? >> i'm happy to take that question and get back to you. >> great, because i think t

some members questioned the $79 million used for unesco, the u.n. educational scientific and cultural organization. even though palestine is not internationally recognized as a country. ambassador rice's testimony is an hour and a half. >> i want to welcome everyone to today's hearing. ambassador rice, thank you for being with us today to give testimony and answer our questions on the administration's budget request for the united nations and international organizations. i know it's challenging year since you last. we commend you for your efforts to get the international community to pressure iran to stopu've also pushed the u.n. t assist countries in the middle east and north africa that are facing difficult transitions. and i know there are many issues you're always workingn unfortunately, in spite of your hard work there have been many disappointments at theup over the last year. the conflict rages on in syria with russia and china unwilling to join the international community unless we hear differently from you this morning. and we want to hear

funding for unesco must only be restored if unesco votes to unadmit palestine. the budget for the western hemisphere is another example of misplaced priorities. the administration has requested an increase in funding for the general budget of the organization of american states, yet you cut u.s. contributions to the oas fund for strengthening democracy by almost $2 million. the administration is proposing increased financial assistance to nicaragua, bolivia, and ecuador, three governments that continue to undermine u.s. security interests in the hemisphere, disregard human rights, and ignore the rule of law. there can be no justification for such an increase in funds to these countries. in nicaragua, the state has spent millions to promote free, fair and transparent elections. that money was not used wisely, as the elections in nicaragua were fraudulent and ran afoul of the nicaraguan constitution. we must not repeat last year's performance in ecuador or bolivia, where state departments spent more money on environmental programs than counter narcotics operations

funding for unesco would only be restored if unesco -- prepared testimony is another example of misplaced priorities. the administration has requested an increase in funding for the general budget of the organization of american states, yet you cut u.s. contributions to the oas fund for strengthening democracy by almost $2 million. the administration is proposing financial assistance to nicaragua, bolivia and ecuador, three counties who continue to undermine peace in the atmosphere, disregard human rights and ignore the rule of law. there can be no justification for an increase in funds to these countries. that money was not used wisely as the elections in nicaragua were fraudulent and ran afoul of nicaragua's institution. they spent more money on environmental program than counter narcotics operations or good governance. this budget fails to hold abusers of democracy in the region accountable and cuts support for democracy. instead of standing in solidarity with the cuban and venezuelan people in their time of need, this budget turns its back on them. repression continues unabated in cub

we will go to the churches that have been identified as world sides by unesco. "this is america" is made possible by the national educational association. and the american federation of teachers, a union of professionals. the singapore tourism board. there is something for everyone. singapore airlines, a great way to fly. punsan corporation, forging a higher global standard. and the rotondaro family trust, afo communications, and in the american life tv network. tourism in cyprus, is it very important? >> it is one of the important sectors of the economy for many, many years. it is 11% gdp. with the measures that the government is taking now, it will boost tourism in cyprus. >>cypress is known for its beautiful sea, beautiful beaches. it has much more to offer them and see and son can we have culture, religion. we have sports tourism, medical tourism. we have alternative types of tourism that we believe will develop much more in the years to come. >> what are the other sectors? you mentioned 11% for tourism. where the other sectors that contribute -- what are th

the audience included unesco officials and japanese people living in paris.ticipants offered a silent prayer at the end. >>> an earthquake that jolted a nation. a tsunami that swallowed a coastline. a nuclear plant that spiraled out of control. japan marks the first anniversary of the march 11th disaster. what lessons have been learned? find out on our special program "lessons of march 11th: one year on" sunday 2:00 p.m. japan time only on nhk world. >>> the u.s. and israel have enjoyed close ties over the years. they've worked together on the thorny issue of middle east peace. but they have a different view of how best to respond to iran's nuclear ambitions. now u.s. president barack obama and israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu are trying to bridge that divide. they met for three hours at the white house. israeli leaders do not believe u.s. sanctions against iran's nuclear program are working. they threaten to launch a pre-emptive military strike against iranian nuclear facilities. obama is trying to steer their -- steer them toward another approach.

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the scalof his art grew with such works as a mural at harrd university and "the wall ofhe sun" for unesco in pas. as his work grew in size, miro continued what he termed "a process of simplification." he stated, "little by little, i have managed to reach a point at which i use no more than a small number of forms and colors." this process found a culminating expression in his eight-foot-high painting "femme," the maquette for the tial gallery's tapestry. miro entered the project with much enthusiasm, stating, "i'll go into this and fight it through with everything i have." over many months, the tapestry took shape in his imagination. finally, in 1976 it waset down rapidly as a maquette. in the ancient catalan city of tarragona, joan miro meets with young master weaver josep royo to discuss the transformation of his painting into a 10-meter-high tapestry. studying a photograph of the maquette, they consider how best to translate miro's art into a heavily- textured weaving, which would capture the spirit of his concept. royo has an enormous task before him. in this converted flour mill in t

the administration did the right thing by cutting off funding to unesco. your request to now change the law and second

. >> unesco has arrived in northeast australia to investigate possible damage to the great barrier reef from coal exports and oil and gas exploration. they're concerned though reef's safety could be jeopardized by an expanded shipping plan and mining operation. prince harry has hit choppy waters after a trip to the hamas to mark the queen's diamond jubilee. -- to the bahamas to mark the queen's diamond jubilee. the boat he was traveling in broke down. >> it was a small maritime mishaps that brought cavalrymen to harry on an unscheduled stop of his tour. when the defense force rescued him from the ship the breakdown, he was forced to join the media. he may have been left feeling a little nervous. crisis averted. he sped off to his next engagement. this is tiny harbor island, where the prince was a big hit. he was met by a noisy array of well-wishers, all desperate to welcome the queen's grandson. on nassau, east by the picture of his grandmother and quipped, "i have seen that woman before." later, he joked about the hard work he was enduring on this stunning island. >> i will certainly b

because prior to being the director of the information services decision at unesco in paris she was at the archives a where she was the right-hand person to several ark viss over the years. she was the american counsel for the library association and 30 years ago mariam was the best darn deputy director that the office of information privacy ever had by far, a position she held for a dozen years from 1982 to 1994. so with that, i'm going to just let mariam go on for the rest of the panel and we're going to be able to talk about very interesting developments i would think not only about ogis in general, but during sunshine week in particular. >> thank you very much, dan. good morning, everybody. >> good morning. >> i know this is a little late in sunshine week to be mentioning this, but you do have a little bit of time left. downtown the national archives building for the first time ever this week has been on display, the original freedom of information act. and if you -- i know some people in the room have made it by this week. if you haven't, and you have a chance to, i'm not suggesti

just about anyone else because prior to being the director of the information services division at unesco in paris, she was at the archives where she was the right-hand person to several archivists over the years, council for the american library association. back in an earlier life, 30 years ago, she was the best darn deputy director for the information services area before. with that, i am going to let her go on with the rest of the panel. i am going to let her talk about interesting developments about not just ogis in general, but sunshine week in particular. >> thank you, stan. good morning, everybody. >> good morning. >> i know this is a little late in sunshine week to be mentioning this, but you do have a little bit of time left. downtown, the national archives building for the first time ever this week has been on display the original freedom of information act. i know some people in the room have made it by this week. if you haven't, and you have a chance to, i am not suggesting anybody would want to leave this program early -- but if you find yourself downtown somewhere around pe

funding for unesco must only be restored if unesco votes to on admit palestine. the budget for the western hemisphere which is not incheon in the prepared testimony is another example of misplaced ironies. the administration has requested a decrease in funding for the general budget of the organization of american states yet it cuts u.s. contributions to the oas fund for democracy by over $2 million. the administration is proposing increased financial assistance to nicaragua, bolivia and ecuador. three governments that continue to undermine u.s. interests in the hemisphere, disregards human rights and ignores the rule of law. there can be no justification for such an increase in funds to these countries. in nicaragua they have spent millions to promote free fair and transparent elections. that money was not utilized as elections in nicaragua were fraudulent and ran afoul of the nicaraguan constitution. we must not receive last his performance and ecuador bolivia were state department have more money on environmental programs then counternarcotics operations or go

the scal his art grew with such works as a mural at harrd university and "the wall ofhe sun" for unesco in paris. as his work grew in size, miro continued what he termed "a process of simplification." he stated, "little by little, i have managed to reach a point at which i use no more than a small number of forms and colors." this process found a culminating expression the maquette for the tial gallery's tapestry. miro entered the project with much enthusiasm, stating, "i'll go into this and fight it through with everything i have." over my months, the tapestry took shape in his imagination. finally, in 1976 it waset down rapidly as a maquette. in the ancient catalan city of tarragona, joan miro meets with young master weaver josep royo to discuss the transformation of his painting into a 10-meter-high tapestry. studying a photograph of the maquette, they consider how best to translate miro's art into a heavily- textured weaving, which would capture the spirit of his concept. royo has an enormous task before him. in this converted flour mill in tarragona, many months of preparation are

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prior to being a director of the information services division n unesco in paris she was at the archives0 years ago miriam was the best deputy director the office of information privacy ever had by far. supposition she held for a dozen years from 1982 to 1994. with that i am going to just let miriam go on for the rest of the panel and we will talk about very interesting developments not only about otis in general but sunshine week in particular. >> thank you. >> the opening of a recent discussion on freedom of information act request. you can see this program in its entire rihanna website, c-span.org. comments now from former fdic chief sheila bair talking about the economy and that event hosted by the atlantic last week. >> i couldn't help but think when we were listening to larry lindsey who kept referring to the sympathetic media and whether i was part of that so i want to be very hard hitting. good to see you. we had fantastic conversations today. there have been a lot of digs, people have been taking digs at the other side ideologically. no knockout punches. we hope to get one of th

speaker, unesco should expel syria and strongly condemn them and not repeatedly attack israel. but, however, we must realize that there is an interesting turn in syria with the iranian and russian presence evolving. mr. speaker, it was not too long ago the american people watched a transition in egypt with this administration claiming we were witnessing a new dawn of democracy. today instead we are witnessing the nightmare of one of the greatest threats to the stability in the middle east. a new egyptian government under the muslim brotherhood. the egyptian parliamentary is now controlled by a majority of radical islamists and the muslim brotherhood is turning egypt into a radical islamic state. the muslim brotherhood also maintains active ties to hamas, a terrorist organization that openly calls for the destruction of israel. of course, america should stand with the egyptian people, however, if the radical elements of the muslim brotherhood are left inchecked in that country, the security of the citizens of israel, egypt, and the united states all will be in jeopardy. on july