Played such a major role in the world for 98 years. You were founded in the aftermath of world war i, and the Senate Rejection of the treaty of versailles and the league of nations, a critical moment in history when america americalobal rejected a global role and retreated into isolationism. The rest, unfortunately, is history. Since that time, cfr has helped remind us of the importance of engaging in a world and helps us think about how we can work to resolve global challenges that affect us here at home, rather than simply wishing them away. David nationsago, of the Washington Post wrote an article entitled the internationalism of the heartland. And he wrote about how some defining voices of global commitment over the past halfcentury have come from americas metal, and he just didnt mean middle of the political spectrum, he meant people in the middle of the country. He meant people like senator howard baker of tennessee, senator jay William Fulbright of arkansas, senator Mike Mansfield of montana and yes, senator Walter Mondale of minnesota. And i have given speeches at home about my own states transition from isolationism. Congressmanhad the who said europe should paddle its own canoe, if you were never that. Yes, he was from my state. And you saw other elected officials up of minnesota, senator mccarthy, who actually played a role in International Trade and opening things up, as well as senators humphrey and mondale. That change in our state coincided with more international businesses, with outreach to the world, its one of the reasons we have one of the highest rates of international adoptions, and it interesting to trace each states transition. But when ignatius interviewed me, i told him that as a senator from the midwest, that we need to embrace rather than tolerate internationalism. He summarized my comments by saying that, after a difficult decade, the United States need a refreshed internationalism that recognizes its stake in the costlyeven as it avoids military commitments wherever possible. He called this approach internationalism of the heartland. Is it is more important now, more than ever. A safer world is not just about what we do here at home. We doalso about what abroad. And even if you want to isolate yourself from the rest of the world, the rest of the world doesnt let you. Try, you miss when International Problems come banging at your door, and you do nothing about them, then they also, mostand you importantly, miss opportunities when they come knocking. So how we respond to the problems before us, and how we seize the opportunities we may miss if we isolate ourselves from the rest of the world . On november2020 4, 2020, the longterm vision of the u. S. And the world is at stake. Make no mistake. Under the donald Trump Presidency we are witnessing an erosion of our longheld principles and alliances and americas moral authority. We hear it every day. I am waiting for the president to tell us how asking a foreign leader to dig up on a political toonent and essentially try fix an election, how that makes America Great again. I would like to hear from him how leaving the kurds, our allies from year after year, how leaving them for slaughter makes America Great again. And i would like to hear about how walking out of a nato conference just because some other leaders were making jokes honestly, ive heard worse on the United States senate floor, not just about the president , but about a lot of people that we may even like. Ive heard these jokes before, but you dont walk out just because people are making jokes about you. You dont quit on the world. I dont think that makes America Great again. Most like to hear about how coddling up to Vladimir Putin makes America Great again. It doesnt make America Great again. It makes russia great again. Most troubling of all is the damage to our moral authority, and it makes it more difficult for us to attract allies to inspire people around the world to look to our example. Our democratic allies and partners have trusted us to lead for the benefit of all, not just for ourselves. Administration has fundamentally changed that perception. The president has aligned our ntry with the forces u forces of corruption and authoritarianism at many junctures. Implicitly and sometimes especially blesses the conduct of those who fail to uphold our values, and rejects the rulebased International Order that has endured for generations. He does it when he goes after the press and the first amendment. That is what dictators do. He does it when he goes after our refugees and our immigrants, and people of color. That is what dictators do. Becauseces kim jongun, the president says he fell in love. Meanwhile, there have been no meaningful commitments, no timetables, and no verification when it comes to denuclearization of the korean peninsula. We continue business as usual with saudi arabia, even after its crown prince ordered the coldblooded killer the coldblooded murder of jamal hashoggi, and our president billiondollar arms deals with those responsible for untold civilian deaths in yemen. We need a new commanderinchief , someone who can command with stability and strength, someone who understands that the great challenges of our time can and should dealt with by using our countrys advantages, the ingenuity of our talented and diverse population, connections we have all around the world because of that population, our entrepreneurship, our big ideas, our unmatched military, yes, that is true, but also our our diplomats and Global Networks of allies and partners with shared interests and shared values. By standing together with our allies and investing in ourselves, we can protect our interests and build a more just world. Today i want to talk about five steps we can take to address the challenges facing our country. They are simply called the five , as opposed to the three rs of reading, writing, and arithmetic. Restoring American Leadership, repairing alliances, rejoining ,nternational agreements responding appropriately to threats and challenges that come before us, and reasserting American Values. Restoring, repairing, rejoining, responding and reasserting. We will start with restoring American Leadership. We have to send a clear message that america is once again a global power of good. Trust from our allies that we will stand with them is key, and trust from our adversaries that we will oppose them and feed them. For me, that begins with respecting our front line troop, diplomats and Intelligence Officers who are out there every day risking their lives for us. They deserve better than Foreign Policy by tweet. The impeachment hearings have made clear the devastating effect donald trump and his policies have had on our state department and diplomatic corps. Ovitch saidor yovan in her testimony, the state department is being hollowed out from within. This is not a time to undercut our diplomats. Restoring American Leadership at home and around the world begins with rebuilding the state department and expanding our budget for foreign assistance. That is not only the right thing to do, but the smart thing to do. As former secretary mattis wants said, and i wish he was still there, if you dont fully fund the state department, then i need to buy more ammunition. Whatever issue we face, whether ebolaconflict in or pandemics in africa or zika in south america, our response is more effective if we use the tools of diplomacy and work with our allies. In my first 100 days as president , i will launch an effort to rebuild and restore our lament the core. That begins with immediately depoliticize and Foreign Policymaking and ensuring that the state department and International Agencies receive sufficient funding. Will recruit a new generation of Foreign Service officers, who will carry the mantle of American Values and ideals forward. But we will also welcome back and make it possible for career diplomats who were forced out of the state department under the Trump Administration to return, and there are some things you have to do to create those pathways to allow them to return. Then there is foreign aid, which has always gone hand in hand with our diplomatic efforts. Fortunately, congress has been successful in pushing back against dramatic cuts to foreign aid proposed by the administration. I have been part of that and have supported a strong foreign assistance budget. Helping friends and allies is not only the right thing to do, but the smart thing to do. Foreign aid is also critical for our National Security, strengthening our economy, and americas world leadership. In 2017i joined forces in a bipartisan effort to push back against the Trump Administrations proposed cuts to foreign aid, including for security and economic development, in the horn of africa. And we specifically talked about the drop in somalia, because minnesota has one of the largest east african populations, the biggest some alien population in the United States. Together, by showing that bipartisan support, our constituents understood the catastrophic result and National Security risk that could come, and that one instance that stood well, because we have so many somalians, inadequate responses to global disasters per that is the kind of thing we need to do to make this a national priority. Ahave also proudly supported program that is a great example of the positive impact we can have on the world today with bipartisan cooperation. Pat pharr was launched under ar wasent bush petf launched under president bush and continued under president obama and has saved lives across africa and change the course of hiv and aids pandemics. We also need to make sure we continue to be a country that makes stuff and exports of the world. We know that over 95 of our customers are outside our borders. That means exporting goods, and having a Strong Manufacturing sector that sector, but it also means fair trade agreements with environmental and labor protections. I voted for some trade agreements, i voted against some, but you have to look at each individual trade agreement and make your own decision. But mostly we need cohesiveness and consistency in our trade policy. It means having allies at our side so we can knock down trade barriers across the world and seek new markets. Bit of a sideline, not as relevant sadly today, but had a bipartisan bill to lift the embargo to open the cuban market. That is something president obama was working hard to do, but it has been left thanks to one person. [laughter] fornt know if that was president obama or whatever, i will take it from this group. Having been there several times, i have seen what we can do with those 11 Million People 90 miles off our shore. My most memorable trip, in addition to the one with president obama, i was with secretary kerry when he opened the embassy, and there were three senators on that trip, senator flake and senator lahey and myself. And on our plane were these three marines, jim, mike and larry i think, and they were the ones that had taken our flag down when we closed the embassy over 50 years ago, to a cheering crowd. And one of them said, we will be back. And over 50 years later, they were there handing that flag to three young marines, who hoisted it over the embassy. That makes you think anything and everything is possible, if you believe it can get done. The next r, repairing our alliances. This is key. Strength means a Standing Shoulder with our allies, not because a young up to dictators. Ismy first 100 days, this key to building trust, not only abroad, but with our country, and i have a 100day plan that has over 137 things and new prison a new president can do without congress that are legal. [laughter] becausea 100day plan of the economic crisis we were facing. We have a bit of that ahead of us if we dont change our ways, but that also was a trust crisis, and to get at that immediately you have to show leadership and change, including in the international area. So in my first 100 days, i will meet with the leaders of our neighboring countries, and assure our allies across the world that we will stand with them. And i will renew our commitment to the u. N. And other International Organizations such as nato. This is in stark contrast to President Trump, who criticizes our allies and coddled brutal adversaries. According to a pew survey, people in france and germany now are more likely to trust the leaders of russia and china than President Trump. Why . Here is good example. When the president dismisses questions about isis fighters escaping. Heause each its because said, they are just going to escape to europe. How would you feel if you are the people in those countries . Andashes our nato allies injects doubt about our willingness to fulfill treaty commitments. 70 years nato stood as a bulwark against aggression in europe and around the world, and remains a Vital Partnership today for our allies in the security of the u. S. We can never forget that in the wake of the 9 11 attacks, it was nato that invoked article five for the first and only time. I will reaffirm americas commitment to the Nato Alliance and and any question of americas commitment to collective defense. I will strengthen our relationships with japan and south korea, the cornerstones of our alliance in the asiapacific region. I will stand with israel, one of our strongest and most enduring allies, and a beacon of democracy in a tough neighborhood. President trump has tried to drive a wedge time and time again for bipartisan support of israel. I dont approve of many of the things that he has done, nor do i agree with what Prime Minister netanyahu has done. But that doesnt mean we cant change things and regain that bipartisan support for israel. Strongstand up for a u. S. Israel relationship and return us back to a Peace Process that combines the political and economic tracks, has buyin from israelis and palestinians and the arab world, and ultimately leads to negotiations between israelis and palestinians themselves, that can lead to a twostate solution. Pillar will be rejoining and reengaging with International Agreements and institutions that serve to protect and advance u. S. Interests. U. S. Leadership in creating the Global Security and Economic Framework for international institutions, agreements and norms has been one of our greatest Foreign Policy accomplishment. It has allowed for peace and prosperity at home and around the world, as well as Global Cooperation to address challenges. By contrast, the Trump Administration with drawl from International Agreements administration withdrawal from International Agreements has been one of americas biggest Foreign Policy blunders. Whether it was taking us out agreement, nuclear the intermediate Nuclear Forces treaty or the paris climate agreement, america has made us less safe and squandered leadership abroad. Here is what i will do in the first 100 days. Rejoin thei will International Climate change agreement. When he announced our withdrawal from the agreement, there were it, two countries not in nicaragua and syria. They are now in the agreement and we are the only ones that are not in the agreement. And we have to lead by example by it, nicaragua bringing back the cler rule and the gas mileage standards and introducing sweeping legislation to tackle lime it change. I will meet our commitments to the u. N. Another multinational u. N. And other multinational organizations and jumpstart your and jumpstart negotiations with russia for a new start treaty and restore the imf treaty that our linchpins in this global framework. Yes, we know russia was cheating on the imf treaty, but that doesnt mean you simply withdraw from the treaty. And i will renegotiate us back into the iran agreement. One of the major focuses of u. S. Foreign policy for years has been reducing the nuclear threat, particularly from iran. That is why i supported that agreement, even though it wasnt perfect, and why i believe we should renegotiate ourselves back into it. Iran remain a destabilizing force, it is also responsible for supporting aidingsm and directly the brutal war in syria and for threatening the security of israel in the region. By allowing them to again move toward a nuclear weapon, by giving leverage to china and russia, by leaving our allies in europe and holding the bag, that is wrong and against our interests and the interests of the world. Trumpsof donald feckless decision to pull us out of the iran nuclear agreement, iran is reducing is resuming enrichment activities, including at the underground site, and increasing uranium stockpiles. We need a realistic, longterm strategy for iran that will contain its aggressive actions and prevent it fro