Challenges Facing the United States in the Global Security EnvironmentWord文档下载推荐.docx
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Goodafternoon.OurguesttodaywasborninChicago,Illinois,andindeedlivedinthesamesuburb,ParkRidge,Illinois,thatIdid.SoI’mtoldthatit’sthefirsttime,inthe85thanniversaryofthisinstitution,thatthepresiderandthespeakerlivedinthesamecommunity,namely,ParkRidge,Illinois.SoI’dlikeahandforParkRidge,Illinois.(Laughter,applause.)
ShecametohercurrentpostinWashingtonalongapaththatincludedundergraduatestudiesatWellesley;
aJDfromYaleLawSchool,whereshemetafellowstudentnamedWilliamJeffersonClinton;
thenontothefacultyoftheUniversityofArkansasLawSchool;
nationalservice,uponappointmentbyPresidentJimmyCarter,ontheboardoftheLegalServicesCommission;
and12yearsasfirstladyofArkansas.
OnNovember7th,2000,shewasthefirstFirstLadytoeverbeelectedtotheU.S.SenateandisthefirstNewYorkertoserveontheArmedServicesCommittee.
Inthatconnection,in2004,shewastheonlysenatortobeaskedbytheDepartmentofDefensetojointheTransformationAdvisoryGroupoftheJointForcesCommand.
Asfirstlady,asyouallknow,shetraveledbroadly.AndperhapsthemostmemorabletripandspeechwasattheUNWorldConferenceforWomeninBeijing,China.
Asasenator,shehastraveledtwicetoIraq,Afghanistan,PakistanandKuwaitonfact-findingtrips,aswellasinmorethanahalf-dozenothercountriesaroundtheworld.
IfIweretopickonlyoneindicationofhowhighlyregardedSenatorClintonisbyherNewYorkconstituents,Iwouldciteherfavorabilityratingof65percentonthejobshe’sdoing,whichisaboutashighasthesenumbersevergetinthesepoliticallypolarizedtimes.
HillaryClintonistheauthorofanumberofverybest-sellingbooks,includingherautobiography,“LivingHistory,”and“ItTakesaVillageandOtherLessonsChildrenTeachUs.”Hillary,yourextraordinarytrackrecordonyour—asanauthoristheenvyofsomeoftherestofusstrugglingauthors.(Softlaughter.)
Inthisconnection,IaskedChairmanGreenspanrecentlyhowheexplainedwhatwhyhegotanadvanceonhisbookthatwasover80timeswhatIgotonmylastbook.“Pete,”hesaid,verydryly,“itisreallyrathersimple.Itisyetonemoreexampleofhowwellthemarketreallyworks.”(Laughter.)
Hillary,ifIweretoaskyouthatquestion,I’msureyouwouldhaveamorebenignandpoliticexplanation.(Softlaughter.)
Wewillallbeginwithastatementbythesenator,whichwillbefollowedbyquestionsfromthefloor.ThismeetingwillbeontherecordandwebcastliveontheCouncil’swebsite,www.cfr.org.AndbeforegivingthepodiumtoSenatorClinton,Iwouldaskyoutoturnoffallyourelectronicdevices,exceptforyourhearingaidsandpacemakers—(laughter)—asRichardHaassispronetosay.
SenatorClinton,it’sagreathonortowelcomeyoubackagaintotheCouncilonForeignRelations,which,Imightadd,likeyou,isheadquarteredinNewYork.
SenatorClinton.(Applause.)
SENATORHILLARYCLINTON:
Thankyou,Pete.Thankyouverymuch.
Well,itisagreatprivilegeandhonortobebackhereattheCouncil.AndIwanttothankPeteforthatkindintroduction.It’sanother“smallworld”story.Ihadnoideahe’deverlivedinParkRidge,Illinois.
AndIwanttocongratulateyou,Pete,ontherecentrenamingoftheInstituteforInternationalEconomicsinyourhonor.That’sagreattributetothewonderfulservicethatyouhaveprovidedtothepublicovermanyyearsattheCouncilandgovernmentandnowatwhatwillbeknownasthePetersonInstitute.
IlastspokehereinDecember2003.RichardHaasswasjustsettlingintohisnewjob.SaddamHusseinhadbeencapturedtheweekendbefore.Atthattime,IadvancedtheideaespousedbytheCouncilthatAmericaninternationalismisessentialintheserviceofAmericaninterests.
Threeyearslater,theCouncilisflourishingunderRichard’sleadership.Icannotsaythesameaboutourforeignpolicy.Ireturntodayoneweekbeforeanhistoricmidtermelectiontoarguewithevengreaterurgencythatourcountrydesperatelyneedsaforeignpolicybuiltonbipartisanconsensusandexecutedwithnon-partisancompetence.Whenthevotesarecounted,theWhiteHouseandtheCongressmustworktogethertoforgethatpolicyandensureitsexecution.
Youallknowthelitanyofthreatsandchallenges:
themetastasizingthreatofterroristnetworks,recruitingtroops,settinguptrainingcamps,amassingweapons;
aregimeinNorthKoreaopenlytestingmissilesandnuclearweapons;
anactivist,expansionistIranpursuingitsownnucleararsenal;
aresurgentTalibaninAfghanistan;
andanemergingcivilwarinIraq.RussiaandChinapursuingtheirowninterests,oftenatod
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