Admiral Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, recalls the tragedy of the Holocaust, and Israel's enduring survival as important lessons in a world confronted by extremism.
French Prime Minister Francois Fillon adds comments on Iran insisting that Iran "must not acquire nuclear weapons" and that "Iran is a great nation governed by unsettling people. Their statements about Israel bear witness to their hostility and Israel shows its moral strength in not responding to these verbal provocations"- American Jewish Committee
Bio
Francois Fillon
Francois Fillon is the current Prime Minister of France, having been appointed to that office by President Nicolas Sarkozy on 17 May 2007.
As a member of the UMP party, Fillon became Jean-Pierre Raffarin's Minister of Labour in 2002 and undertook controversial reforms of the 35-hour working week law and of the French retirement system (Loi Fillon). He became Minister of Education and Research in 2004 and proposed the much debated Fillon law on Education.
In 2005, he was not included in the new government headed by Dominique de Villepin, but was elected senator for the Sarthe departement. His role as a political advisor in Nicolas Sarkozy's successful race for president led to his current role.
Admiral Michael Mullen
A native of Los Angeles, Calif., Admiral Michael Mullen graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1968. He has served in Allied, Joint and Navy positions, overseas and in both the Atlantic and Pacific Fleets.
As a junior officer, he served in various leadership positions aboard USS Collett (DD 730), USS Blandy (DD 943), USS Fox (CG 33) and USS Sterett (CG 31). Adm. Mullen commanded three ships: USS Noxubee (AOG 56), USS Goldsborough (DDG 20), and USS Yorktown (CG 48). As a Flag Officer, he commanded Cruiser-Destroyer Group Two and the George Washington Battle Group. Adm. Mullen's last command at sea was as Commander, U.S. Second Fleet/Commander, NATO Striking Fleet Atlantic.
Ashore, Adm. Mullen served as Company Officer and Executive Assistant to the Commandant of Midshipmen at the U.S. Naval Academy. He also served in the Bureau of Naval Personnel as Director, Surface Officer Distribution and in the Office of the Secretary of Defense on the staff of the Director, Operational Test and Evaluation. On the Chief of Naval Operations' staff, Adm. Mullen served as Deputy Director and Director of Surface Warfare; Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Resources, Requirements, and Assessments (N8); and as the 32nd Vice Chief of Naval Operations.
Dov S. Zakheim
Dov S. Zakheim is a vice president of Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc., where he focuses on the firm's global defense practice.
From 2001 to April 2004 he served as the undersecretary of Defense (comptroller) and chief financial officer for the Department of Defense (DoD), managing the world's largest budgets. Dr. Zakheim was also DoD's coordinator of civilian programs in Afghanistan and international fund raiser in support of Iraqi reconstruction. Additionally, Zakheim has been corporate vice president of System Planning Corporation, a technology, research, and analysis firm; chief executive officer of the subsidiary SPC International Corp.; senior foreign policy advisor to then-Governor George W. Bush; and deputy undersecretary of Defense for Planning and Resources. Zakheim has held a variety of other DoD posts.
He has served on a number of government, corporate, nonprofit, and charitable boards and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the Defense Business Board, which he helped establish, as well as the chief of the Naval Operations Executive Panel.
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