government. secretary of state antony lincoln delivered remarks on the annual release of the state department s international religious freedom report. it analyzed policies to assess religious oppression and violence. good morning, everyone. today, the state department is releasing the 2021 international religious freedom report. this report offers a thorough fact based review of the state of religious freedom in nearly 200 countries and territories around the world. we have produced this document every year since 1998. starting under the leadership of that secretary albright, his life and legacy, we continue to celebrate. back then, the office of international religious freedom which leads its own process of after work was the only the [indiscernible] i d like to thank you for your leadership. [indiscernible] conduct the findings of the department s report. [indiscernible] faith leaders, religious organizations, and others who share their perspectives. [indiscernible]
good morning, everyone. today, the state department is releasing the 2021 international religious freedom report. this report offers a thorough fact based review of the state of religious freedom in nearly 200 countries and territories around the world. we have produced this document every year since 1998. starting under the leadership of that secretary albright, his life and legacy, we continue to celebrate. back then, the office of international religious freedom which leads its own process of after work was the only the [indiscernible] i d like to thank you for your leadership. [indiscernible] conduct the findings of the department s report. [indiscernible] faith leaders, religious organizations, and others who share their perspectives. [indiscernible] every day in every part of the world. [no audio] nations are stronger in the lives of their people richer. when citizens have the freedom to choose to claim and exercise their religious identity. indeed, religious fre
strength in the few full relation between the world of learning and the world of public affairs. one of the principal ways to fulfill that mission is through the history and public policy program. which drives to reach public resource record of 20th and 21st century international history from repositories around the world. based upon those records, to facilitate scholarship, education, and debate. we also mobilize scholarship and research to inform public policy in other ways. from podcasts like international history declassified, to blogs like my own, stubborn things. today s program is very much in line with that purpose. our guest today, andy card she has served as the national chant for democracy interim chief of the george barbara bush foundation president of franklin pierce university acting dean of the bush school of government of public service at texas a&m university and senior roles under three u.s. president under george w. bush, secretary of transportation under g
and public policy program, which strives to reach public resource record of 20th and 21st century international history from repositories around the world and based upon those records, to facilitate scholarship, education, and debate. we also mobilize scholarship and research to inform public policy in other ways from podcasts like international history declassified, to blogs like my own, stubborn things. and today s program is very much in line with that purpose. our guests today, andy car. andy has served as the national chant for democracy interim chief of the george barbara bush foundation president of franklin pierce university acting dean of the bush school of government of public service at texas a&m university and senior government roles under three u.s. president under george w. bush, secretary of transportation under george h. w. bush. and we have andrew natsios. andrew is executive professor at the bush school at texas a&m university and director of the institute o
system the outcome is always the same view as votes against it. and in recent years with ukrainian backing with typically the u. abstains. ah, but with most countries voting in favor, the document is accepted. but it s only advisory lou meter causing a writer in history professor with the american university in washington summarizes the usa, the official position. mm. united states says that we re not going to prevent freedom of speech the united states, as that even neo nazis have the right to speak and to assemble. the german journalist and filmmaker, mark butler, my sees the ukrainian and u. s. positions differently. that heard me. i m like on a knee my knee does tone is of a tone, a name, or name car, you know, shown garnish via z valden damage for all tyler bussey s apes. tune a the mountain western world generally considers hitler s naziism to be thing. i typically european democracies, the fear is, doctrinal, superior, and inferior races, rather appeared out of thin ai