Madeleine Albright: Memo to the President Elect

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Partner:: World Affairs Council: Nor Cal
Location:: World Affairs Council of Northern California
San Francisco, CA
Event Date:: 01.25.08
Speakers:: Madeleine K. Albright,; Jane Wales
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Summary: The next president, whether Democrat or Republican, will face the daunting task of repairing America's core relationships and tarnished credibility after the damage caused during the past seven years.

In her new book, Memo to the President Elect: How We Can Restore America's Reputation and Leadership, former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright offers a number of suggestions on how to confront the array of challenges that the next president will face, and about how to return America to its role as a source of inspiration across the globe.

Secretary Albright's address will include forward-looking suggestions about how to assemble a first-rate foreign policy team, anticipate the actions of other key countries, make full use of presidential power without repeating the excesses of the Bush administration, and revive America's commitment to its founding ideals - World Affairs Council of Northern California

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Madeleine K. Albright

Madeleine Albright is the first woman to become a United States Secretary of State. She was appointed by U.S. President Bill Clinton on December 5, 1996, and was unanimously confirmed by a U.S. Senate vote of 99-0. She was sworn in on January 23, 1997.

Albright now serves as a Professor of International Relations at Georgetown University's Walsh School of Foreign Service. In addition to her PhD from Columbia University, she also holds Honorary Doctors of Laws from the University of Washington in 2002, Smith College in 2003, University of Winnipeg in 2005, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2007 and Knox College in 2008. Secretary Albright also serves as a Director on the Board of the Council on Foreign Relations

Jane Wales

Jane Wales is vice president of philanthropy and society at the Aspen Institute, president and CEO of the World Affairs Council, and founder of the Global Philanthropy Forum. Previously, Wales was a special assistant to President Clinton, senior director of the National Security Council, and associate director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. She also chaired the international security programs at the Carnegie Corporation and the W. Alton Jones Foundation and directed the Project on World Security at the Rockefeller Brothers Fund. Wales is the former national executive director of Physicians for Social Responsibility.

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01.: Introducing Madeleine Albright

01 min 47 sec

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02.: Responsibility of the Next President

02 min 53 sec

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03.: Least Worst Case Scenario in Iraq

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04.: Role of Others in the Middle Eastern Region

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05.: Iran Developing Nuclear Weapons

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06.: Engaging Iran Diplomatically

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07.: Unelected Leaders of Iran

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08.: Creating a Nuclear Fuels Bank

01 min 44 sec

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09.: World Free of Nuclear Weapons

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10.: Legitamizing Nuclear Weapons

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11.: Hypocrisy of the Axis of Evil

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12.: View on Diplomacy with North Korea

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13.: China and Diplomacy on North Korea

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14.: China's National Interests

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15.: China's Role in Sudan and Darfur

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16.: China Underwriting America's Debt

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17.: Challenge for New Presidents

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18.: New President's Clear Strategies

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19.: Straying from Common Sense

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20.: Women too Emotional to Run Country

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21.: When Force is Appropriate

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22.: Creating NATO-like Security

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23.: Prospects for Success in Middle East

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24.: Weak Israeli and Palestinian Leaders

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25.: Pakistan, Most Dangerous Country

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26.: Benazir Bhutto's Situation

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27.: U.S. - Russian Relationship

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28.: Colin Powell Resigning Early

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29.: History with Condoleezza Rice

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30.: National Security Council Staff

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Diplomacy with North Korea

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The Complexity of the U.S.-China Relationship

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The Dangers of Pakistan

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