![]() ![]() To build that future, we must defend and reform the rules-based international order – the system of laws, agreements, principles, and institutions that the world came together to build after two world wars to manage relations between states, to prevent conflict, to uphold the rights of all people. That’s why we’ve put diplomacy back at the center of American foreign policy, to help us realize the future that Americans and people around the world seek – one where technology is used to lift people up, not suppress them where trade and commerce support workers, raise incomes, create opportunity where universal human rights are respected countries are secure from coercion and aggression, and people, ideas, goods, and capital move freely and where nations can both forge their own paths and work together effectively in common cause. The common denominator across these efforts is the simple fact that none of us can meet these challenges alone. In the past two years we’ve come together to fight the COVID-19 pandemic and prepare for future global health emergencies, rebuild from economic shocks, from supply-chain disruptions to debt crises, and take on climate change, and reimagine an energy future that’s cleaner, more secure, and more affordable. Senator, thank you for your presence.Īnd I’m also delighted to see so many members of the diplomatic corps because diplomacy is the indispensable tool for shaping our shared future. Kevin Rudd, Wendy Cutler, Danny Russel – all colleagues, all thought leaders, but also doers, and it’s always wonderful to be with you.Īnd I have to say I am really grateful, Senator Romney, for your presence here today – a man, a leader, that I greatly admire, a person of tremendous principle, who has been leading on the subject that we’re going to talk about today. Thank you for hosting us today, but thank you for your leadership every day. So thank you for having us here today.Īnd I especially want to thank our friends at the Asia Society, dedicated to forging closer ties with the countries and people of Asia to try to enhance peace, prosperity, freedom, equality, sustainability. This is an institution that draws outstanding students and scholars from around the world and where the most urgent challenges that we face as a country and a planet are studied and debated. It’s a real pleasure to be here at The George Washington University. Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs.Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs.Bureau of International Organization Affairs.Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs. ![]()
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