And john delaney for his support and also especially thank you for the distinguished leaders joining today in our alumni board members. Its my pleasure to introduce the people who will be leaving this incredible conversation. Sylvia Mathews Burwell is president of American University and the first woman to lead the institution. She previously served as the 22nd secretary of the u. S. Department of health and Human Services and also served as the director ofth the office of management and budget and shes also served as the president of Global Development program and chief operating officer at the bill and Melinda Gates foundation and president of the walmartrt foundation. Shshes joined today by gary con and chief economic adviser to president trump, the former president and chief operating officer Goldman Sachs and an alumni of the american i welcome you both. Im sure you are ready to start the conversation. Iem. Thank you for the introduction and leadership at this fine institute. Than
Laboratory University Wide collaboration incubator for policy innovation. We can make the best and brightest in the publicprivate academic and sectors as well as journalism. This program was a generous gift. Todays topic is the path to recovery. What is the true state of the u. S. Economy and it couldnt be more timely. We would like to take a moment to acknowledge or cosponsor. American university and think him for his support. Especially thank you for the distinguished leader turning us from today are board of trustees and alumni board members. Is my pleasure to introduce the people who will be playing this incredible conversation. Soviet is president of that university and first woman to lead the institution. Shes the 22nd secretary of the u. S. And health and Human Services and served as the director of the opposite of management and budget and shes also start with the president of Global Development of chea chief operator officer and president of the walmart foundation. I welcome y
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Communities of color including africanamericans, latinos, asians and pacific americans and native americans. This is an hour and 50 minutes. Right now across the country, citizens are coming together to protest racial injustices. These protests began in response to a public lynching of george floyd by Minneapolis Police and the recent killings of other americans at the hands of those who are supposed to protect them. My prayers go out to the floyd family and other families, a long list of other victims and their loved ones. I stand in solidarity with all those who are protesting and patriotically challenging the status quo. These protests are about more than the pigment of africanamericans at the hands of police. There about the systemic changes or gears. They are now magnified by the coronavirus that we are here to talk about. This racial inequity in healthcare, it has been laid out by this pandemic. Africanamericans, latinos, native americans and other people of color have tested pos
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