All this matters to Foreign Policy. Because when we host the summit of democracy early in my administration to rally the nations of the world to defend democracy globally, to push back the authoritarianisms advance, well be much more incredible partner because of these efforts to shore up our own foundations. Theres no longer a bright line between foreign and domestic policy. Every action we take in our conduct abroad, we must take with american Working Families in mind. Advancing a Foreign Policy for the middle class demands urgent focus on our domestic economic renewal. And thats why i immediately put forth the American Rescue plan to pull us out of this economic crisis. Thats why i signed an Executive Order strengthening our buy american policies last week. And thats also why i worked with congress to make farreaching investments in research and development of transformital technologies. These investments are going to create jobs, maintain americas Competitive Edge globally, and ensure all americans share in the dividends. If we invest in ourselves and our people, if we fight to ensure that american businesses are positioned to compete and win on a global stage. If the rules of International Trade arent stacked against us, if our workers and Intellectual Property are protected, then theres no country on earth, not china or any other country on earth, that can match us. Investing in our diplomacy isnt something we do just because its the right thing to do for the world. We do it in order to live in peace, security, prosperity. We do it because its in our own naked selfinterest. We strengthen our alliances, we amplify our power, as well as our ability to disrupt threats before they can reach our shores. When we invest in Economic Development of countries, we create new markets for our products and reduce the likelihood of instability, violence, and mass migrations. When we strengthen Health Systems in far regions of the world, we reduce the risk of future pandemics that can threaten our people on our economy. When we defend equal rights of people the world over of women and girls, lgbtq individuals, indigenous communities, and people with disabilities, the people of every ethnic background and religion, we will also ensure that those rights are protected for our own children here in america. America cannot afford to be absent any longer on The World Stage. I come today to the State Department an agency as old as the nation itself, as to how america writes its own destiny for the diplomacy of ben franklin helped assure the success of our revolution, the vision of the marshall plan, help prevent the world from foundering on the wreckage of war, and the passions of Eleanor Roosevelt declared the audacious idea of universal rights that belong to all. The leadership of diplomats of every stripe doing the daily work of engagement, created the very idea of a free and interconnected world. We are a country that does big things. American diplomacy makes it happen. And our administration is ready to take up the mantel and lead once again. Thank you all, and may god bless you, and protect our troops, our diplomats, and our Development Experts and all americans serving in harms way. Thank you all. President joe biden there, his first big trip to the State Department, first huge really Foreign Policy speech addressing, you know, a couple of things. Let me just read the headlines that i have for you. First of all just really being tough on russia, saying the days of the u. S. Rolling over in the face of russias aggressive actions and Cyber Attacks and poisoning people, obviously referring to Alexey Navalny there are over he says. Called for Alexey Navalny to be released immediately and without condition. Said that the new Defense Secretary will be leading a Global Posture of all of our forces worldwide. Specifically called for an end to all american support for offensive operations in yemen. And hes appointed this envoy to oversee a diplomatic solution there, he says. He will start increasing the number of refugees allowed in the u. S. Of course after the historically low numbers under the trump administration. So those are the points that he hit on. Ive got a lot of really smart people standing by to be able to talk through all of what we just heard. And, max, i want to start with you. Just also contextwise, President Trump went to foggy bottom once in his four years. And here we have, what, within the first couple of weeks President Biden there today. Starting with you on russia. Just your impressions of the tone he took, specifically on Vladimir Putin and also the calls on Alexey Navalny saying that hes entitled to his rights, and he should be released. What do you think . Well, it was a strong message, but it was very general. It was short on specifics. I mean, he very clearly signaled that this was going to be a departure from the Previous Administration. He said the days of rolling over for russia, those days are over. And he called on putin to respect human rights and to free navalny, which is not something you would have ever heard donald trump say. But there was no or else clause. Are they actually going to carry out the suggestion that navalny and his allies have made, which i think is a good one, which is to target the financial accounts of putin and the oligarchs that are in the west. He did not announce that action. But something announcing that this is a priority for the united states, i think thats important, that marks a change. And like so much of his speech, these are things that we would have been used to hearing in a Previous Administration that would have sounded like platitudes or banalities. But now they sound fresh and important because you would never imagine trump saying them. Yes, he says america is back. You hear max saying, though, he thought this was short on specifics. What was the biggest headline for you, and what was missing . Well, max is right. This was a bit short on specifics. But this was President Bidens first Foreign Policy speech of his presidency. He came to the State Department to do it, and that sends a signal. And he said quite directly that america really needs to work on its muscle of diplomacy. He said that that had been abused over the last few years. And that is something that he is committing to renewing. Weve heard this message from him time and time again. But hes reiterating it here today. And as you have pointed out, he did make a very, very strong statement on navalny, again calling for russia to release him. As this review of the u. S. Russia Policy is underway, the administration hasnt actually done anything to follow up on what are those, you know, strong rhetorical comments right now. So were waiting to see that. But we should note that there was some policy that he did roll out here today. He announced that there is going to be a new refugee cap for the Biden Administration. He is raising it to 125,000 refugees. Now, thats significant because when President Trump left, it was left at 15,000. This is a dramatic increase. And he says that this whole program really needs a lot of love because it has atrophied over the last few years. The other thing is on yemen. The u. S. Is no longer going to be supporting Offensive Measures in yemen. And what that really means is that the u. S. Is not going to be selling certain types of weapons to saudi arabia and the United Arab Emirates that are used to take on the fight in yemen right now. And he is putting diplomacy back on the table, announcing a state Department Official that is going to be taking up this baton. So really focusing on diplomacy as hes making these announcements. Also reviewing u. S. Force posture globally and putting a hold on withdrawing u. S. Troops from germany at this time while that review is underway. So there were a lot of specifics even though Broad Strokes where people are really looking, russia, china, and the like were still waiting for some details. Dana, bigger picture, too, how much of this and i know weve talked about this in terms of Congress Versus actual legislation. But im sitting here thinking how much of this is the Biden Administration saying weve got this huge list of what we need to do, Foreign Policywise, xyz, abc versus really taking time to just undo so much of, as they would say, damage that was done these last few years . Its the latter right now. Kylie is of course right on some of the specifics with yemen and others. But on Foreign Policy, when you are an american president and you make a statement, that statement is supposed to mean something. And the fact is we havent had anything this deliberate and sweeping, maybe Broad Strokes, fine, but deliberate. Its very clear to anybody in the world who is watching that a new american president goes to the seat of diplomacy, the State Department, and utters these words. That is very intentional, and it is made very clear by where he is and by what he said. One other point that i want to make as somebody who has traveled with president s with some of his predecessors, abroad, that we are used to hearing president s talk about a free press, not just domestically but on The World Stage intentionally in order to encourage democracy. We heard him say that very clearly. And that was a real obviously a very big departure from a guy who called us the enemy of the state. But it is also because for the past four years, the rhetoric that people who were looking for excuses around the world to be more of a demagogue, what they heard from the previous president , they could take advantage of, and thats another message that he was trying to send, and another episode of what i guess were continuing to see back to the future, which is what the Biden Administration is trying to telegraph. And, yes, and, laura also as i was sitting here listening to him talking about some of the substance regarding yemen and Refugee Admissions Programs and Global Posture of view of our forces and freezing any Troop Redeployments from germany. He said hes firmly rooted in being an american president obviously with looking at this through the lens of a pandemic, thousands of people dying every day, the economy, millions of americans are struggling. And he said every action we take abroad, we must keep american middle class families in mind. Why make that point standing there at the State Department . Thats a point biden has been making throughout his campaign into the general election from the primary to the general, and even now into the office. One of the core elements of his president ial campaign was talking about the middle class, was talking about americans that he feels as though have been left behind, and that are particularly struggling during this pandemic. And so he mentioned that to show that no matter what agency hes talking about has them in mind. He also mentioned, brooke, that Racial Equity is at the core of everything that hes doing as well. And so he mentioned that. It may sound like a Throwaway Line in this large speech about diplomacy and about how hes redirecting the State Department, but the fact that he still said it there, the fact that hes saying its going to apply to agencies that people wouldnt typically expect it to apply to, that hes looking at everything through a Racial Equity lens, thats another thing that i dont think we would have heard from a president maybe ever before, but certainly not in recent history. Im glad you pointed that out, a Racial Equity lens. And also he reiterated protecting lights of lgbtqi individuals worldwide, looking at the world through that lens as well. I want to thank all of you for going through the first real Foreign Policy speech, the president at the State Department, thank you, thank you. Were going to move along. More Breaking News this afternoon. Soon, the u. S. 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