Good afternoon. Welcome to the Heritage Foundation and the Louis Lehrman auditorium. Welcome to those that join us on the website on all of these occasions and for those here in the house we would ask a courtesy check to see that the various mobile devices have been silenced or turned off and for those watching online youre welcome to send comments anytime by emailing the speaker. Leading the conversation this afternoon is David Perkins senior fellow for Economic Policy at the institute for economic freedom. Before joining heritage he served as the general counsel witgeneral counselwith the natis association and seven chief Financial Officer and general counsel of the alliance for retirement prosperity and was a part or at the growth of Public Policy and government relations. Please join me in welcoming david. [applause] thank you for coming. Its my pleasure to introduce to you the commissioner michael buehler. He was appointed to the securities and Exchange Commission by president oba
Mobile devices have been silenced or turned off and those watching on wine of your mind you you are welcome to send questions or comments by emailing the speaker at heritage as. Leading the discussion today is the Senior Research fellow at the American Relations and the Margaret Thatcher center for freedom. He looks at the angle of the American Relationship, u. S. And british relationships in the european union, the leadership role as well as International Organizations and treaties you for joining us here he served as the associate director of International Security studies and was also a lecturer in history and International Affairs for the master of arts program and is also an adjunct professor of strategic studies at the Strategic Studies Program at Johns Hopkins University School of advanced international studies. Please join me in welcoming ted. [applause] normally when we hold events in february, i have to thank all of the people. I want to thank everyone for attending a. It fee
Cassandra kinging in the author of five novels including moonrise her literary homage to rebound becca. Moon rice was moonrise was a southeastern independent book ellers alliance best seller. Cassandra king is joining us today to hell celebrate a beloved writer and friend of festival. Pat conroy. He has influenced a generation of writers and moved readers both in and out of the low country with his enforcingis gettable prose. Today she was success hi book of essays published posthumously. I always struggle with that word. Please give a very warm welcome to cassandra king. [applause] thank you so much. Great to be here in sister city of savannah. I live in buford. I come over here frequently and pat i both loved satisfy van nave always think of savannah as scar let scarlet oparaand charles son is miss melanie. I have a soft spot for savannah. This, of course, is bittersweet for me to be here, talking about pat, especially this time of year because its been almost a year, two or three of
Mobile devices have been silenced or turned off and those watching on wine of your mind you you are welcome to send questions or comments by emailing the speaker at heritage as. Leading the discussion today is the Senior Research fellow at the American Relations and the Margaret Thatcher center for freedom. He looks at the angle of the American Relationship, u. S. And british relationships in the european union, the leadership role as well as International Organizations and treaties you for joining us here he served as the associate director of International Security studies and was also a lecturer in history and International Affairs for the master of arts program and is also an adjunct professor of strategic studies at the Strategic Studies Program at Johns Hopkins University School of advanced international studies. Please join me in welcoming ted. [applause] normally when we hold events in february, i have to thank all of the people. I want to thank everyone for attending a. It fee
Our heritagerg website as well as those of us will be joining us on cspan book tv in the future. We ask everyone inhouse if you make that last check that our mobile devices have been silenced or turned off comments always appreciated by the speakers. And for those watching on line you are welcome to send questions and comments any time by simply emailing speaker heritage. Org. We have copies of defeating jihad available here in the lobby if you would care to purchase one holdin one followie programming they know the guests will be glad to autograph them as well. Hosting the discussion in opening the session today is doctor cara that serves as the institute for National Security and Foreign Policy and is also the richardson fellow here at heritage. [applause] doctor gorka serbs at the university so full disclosure, the said chair is supported by the Marine Corps University Foundation Trustee which is a fabulous organization if you want to check it out and make a donation, that would be