Leading president ial candidates. Indiana punches above its weight when it comes to president s and Vice President s. Benjamin harrison. The greatest of them all, abraham lincoln. Unless you already got a state of course come t the latest twoyear infantry into the sweepstakes is mayor. [applause] we welcome the mayor to bloomington and we thank him fom for coming to be with us. Hes onhe is one of 23 democrats running for the democratic nomination for president. That number may go up by this evening. [applause] two of you are not applauding and i cant figure out why. [laughter] the grand ritual of democracy selection of the u. S. President is no underlay in. The starting out of these and others of course for the host of other offices and eventually the next president. Some of us here believe the thae outcome of these will determine the wellbeing. In my case it is a long, long time. [laughter] we admire and appreciate the mayor. Five years of his private life. Since 2012, hes been mayor of south bend indiana. Hes a graduate of harvard college, graduate of pembroke college. [applause] hes lived in washington for the former secretary of he has worked in washington for former secretary of defense bill a republican, and former senator john carey, a democrat. He supports universal healthcare. [applause] i have quite a list here. Reducing income inequality, proenvironmental policies, checks on firearm purchases and he wants to use immigration as a way to strengthen our country. [applause] he would end gerrymandering and abolish the electoral college. He believes every woman should be able to make her own reproductive choices. [cheers and applause] i hope you are as nice to pete as you are to me. He believes a person should have the right to marry the person he or she loves. [cheers and applause] he has become a leading spokesman for the millennial generation and its unique set of life experiences. He believes Representative Democracy remains the best form of government and champions it in an environment at a time when people wonder if majority rule still works. He is a candidate worthy of our appreciation and respectful attention. As he speaks to us now about america and the world, National Security for a new era. I give you mayor pete. [cheers and applause] thank you thank you [cheers and applause] thank you. Thank you very much. Thank you and good morning. I am delighted to be here. Thank you to you and your colleagues for hosting us at indiana university. I am particularly pleased to be a school name for two hoosiers of global consequence. [applause] these two giants use their indiana values to shape a tradition of American Leadership combining responsibility and restraint with idealism and vision. Thank you for your introduction. By his mastery of the relationship between serving a home district and addressing the affairs of the world we became one of this nations most widely respected state and i am profoundly appreciative over the years. [applause] when we first conceived of this speech we hope to senator lugar could join us but that was not to be. Like so many who knew him i am grateful for the time i was privileged to spend in his company. We were on opposite sides of the aisle but his leadership from the principle stand against apartheid and focused on Nuclear Security was the stuff of true statecraft and what is not to like in a 1time mayor from indiana who cut his teeth as Rhodes Scholar and maybe intelligence officer. [applause] senator lugar, the impact of time he spent with his grandchildren saying what is the world going to look like when they are my age . That takes a huge effort of imagination and it is with that focus on the future and in that spirit of huge imagination that im standing before you. From the beginning my campaign for president has been given by the awareness that we face not just another president ial election but a transition between one era and another. A fact of which the current presidency is as much a symptom as a cause. I believe this next three or four years will determine the next 30 or 40 for our country and our world. In that context im thankful for this opportunity to share the worldview that shapes my understanding of Foreign Policy and National Security. I do not aspire to deliver a fool buttigieg doctrine today but i will illustrate how my administration would manage global issues. I want to lay out how i believe American Interests and American Values can be aligned with a view to everyday life in places like my hometown of south bend. My central purpose is to argue the world needs america more than ever but only if america can be at her best. As mayor for the industrial midwest as a product of the 9 11 generation and veteran of the afghanistan conflict my own worldviews send, shaped predictably by my life experience. When i arrived in college in 2000 scholars were debating whether the end of the cold war amounted to the end of history. The United States appeared to be the unchallenged leader of a global order and the new century was expected to be peaceful and democratic. By the time i finished my studies in 2007 america was mired in two wars and its respect even among our allies had plummeted and no one can be sure the Global Future could be better than the past. I was a sophomore when the towers fell in war came to my generation. I stayed up late debating things like the march toward the iraq conflict in the Student Committee room in harvard kennedys. Unaware that in a dorm across the street a few students were in the early stages of a website that would be the engine of the social media resolution. A few years later i would find myself feeling i was answering for america, for all her gifts and flaws as a student abroad. American first in tunisia and then at oxford at a time the world was growing skeptical about americas leadership and credibility. By the weekend of my 10th College Reunion i was at bagram airfield. The course of my life altered by american Foreign Policy. And through it i have seen in south bend why foreignpolicy is not a theoretical discussion for the americans i serve. From sendoff ceremonies for reservists deployed overseas to Union Meetings of american autoworkers making german branded cars going to chinese customers i have seen the local impact of Global Engagements. The need for a new foreignpolicy vision could not be more urgent today. Since the election of the current president the United States hardly has a foreignpolicy at all unless that seemed like a partisan jab, i should acknowledge that for the better part of my lifetime it has been difficult to identify a consistent foreignpolicy in the democratic party. The Current Administration lacks a coherent policy but it does show a pattern, a troubling one, when it comes to its conduct abroad. This administration has embraced and emboldened autocrats while alienating democracies and allies around the globe. It undermined american alliances, partnerships and treaties, employed tantrums, provoke trade wars while disinvest in the education, healthcare and infrastructure fundamental to our nations longterm strength. [applause] its the defense Spending Priorities according to wars of the past rather than deterring wars of the future and has been hostile to immigration costing us people and skills we need while demonizing those who look or pray differently. [applause] the pattern is decisions are made impulsively, erratically, emotionally and politically, often delivered by means of earlymorning tweet with little regard for strategy and no preparation for their longterm consequences. We need a strategy. Not just to deal with individual threats, rivalries and opportunities but to manage Global Trends that will define the balance of this halfcentury in which my generation will live the majority of our lives. We see workers struggling and inequality growing them in the uneven impact of globalization. We see leaders promise again and again to end the forever wars only to fall short. We see authoritarianism and cody capitalism on the rise blue while Democratic Values are in retreat here at home. We see a season of largely unchallenged American Power transitioning to a period shaped by the competition of newly rising economies. All this while our domestic and global institutions become increasingly weakened, paralyzed and incapable of meeting the challenges we face. At the same time, strange as it may seem to speak optimistically about america and the world i have a great hope for the possibility that our moment is coming. Across less than one human lifetime more than 1 billion people have been lifted out of extreme, grinding poverty. A global class of young entrepreneurs is emerging from africa to south asia while political leaders my age or younger are shaping the political agendas as they lead nations from Central America to europe. With the touch of a finger on the screen dissidents and democrats across the globe have been connected and empowered, voices one silenced or shunned, voices of women, ethnic minorities have been lifted to demand their rights and rightful place in society. [applause] faced with this moment of enormous challenge and responsibility is not enough just to say we wont conduct Foreign Policy by tweet, nor would it be honest to promise the we can restore an old order that cannot in any case meet the realities of a new world. Democrats can no more turn the clock back then republicans can return us to the 1950s and we should not try. [applause] much was already broken when this president arrived and he immediately set about smashing whatever remained. Paradoxically this opens a unique window to grapple with the world as it is in the 21st century with greater urgency and in some ways greater freedom from before. I often speak of the need for our politics and policies to contemplate the year 2054, the year in which i hope to retire after reaching the current age of the current president. Thinking about the world three or four decades from now is how we need to compete with countries like china because that is how they are planning, thinking and investing. To think this far out in american policy we have to move beyond the news of the day to our deep Core Principles to cope with enormous change, american Foreign Policy for the future must be securely valued in American Values, American Interests and american relationships. First and foremost, values. The greatest strategic advantage for america has always been the fact that america stood for values shared by humanity, touching aspirations be on the border. [applause] however imperfectly, principles of freedom and democracy that stir human beings wherever they live. American strength has grown. Today we worry about the Current Administrations abandonment of the american commitment to promoting Democratic Values. Just a few years ago it was democrats, they undertook democracy promotion so violent and so misguided that it very nearly made a solution us of my party, to untangle the consequences of that scrambled period we must remember the lesson of the iraq disaster is not that theres anything wrong with standing for American Values but rather that any action in the name of such values must be strategic, legitimate and constrained by the premise that we only use force when left with no alternative. [cheers and applause] this brings me to the concept of the National Interest which as any state does we advance our own distinct interests but much depends on the principles we uphold when pursuing them especially in the case of america. The next president must set a high bar on the use of force. And exceedingly high bar, when america acts alone it can only be because core interests are at stake and because there is no alternative. Notably this is not currently true of the situation in venezuela. It is not currently through the situation around iran. It is the difference between the necessary response to 9 11 in afghanistan and the selfdefeating invasion of iraq. It is in short the difference between normandy and saigon. [applause] which brings us to the third pillar, american relationships. Our relationships, bilateral relationships, multinational alliances are the space in which our policy plays out. Each must be strengthened if we wish to promote American Values and defend American Interests. With this framework in mind the paths for the next president are clear. First we must put a end to endless war and refocus on future threats. Second we must promote American Values by working to reverse the rise of authoritarianism abroad. Third we must treat Climate Change as the x essential security challenge it is. [cheers and applause] fourth, we must update the institutions through which we engage the world to address these 21stcentury challenges and opportunities. And fifth, we must do all this while involving citizens in a meaningful conversation about how foreignpolicy and National Security concern or committees and include their voices and values in formulating our policies. [applause] not only must america do this to prosper, but the world he needs america to do these things. The world needs an america free from entrapment and endless war and prepared to focus on future threats. After 9 11 Congress Passed a president george w. Bush signed into law and authorization for the use of military force to aluminate the threat posed by al qaeda and to attack the taliban in afghanistan. That law was barely 2 pages long but is used for two decades to wage wars and launch military strikes. Mobilizing to meet the extremist threat we did achieve a measure of military victory. But as the mission drifted the Collateral Damage to our moral authority was enormous and we far too often bargained against our own values. Congress abdicated its responsibilities on issue of war and peace, we spent 4 trillion and lost thousands of american lives to say nothing of countless civilians caught in the crossfire. I fear that someday soon we may receive news of the first us casualty of the 9 11 wars who was born after 9 11. As someone who deployed to that war on the orders of a president who believed in 2014 that our involvement in afghanistan was coming to a end and i was one of the last, the time has come for congress to repeal the blank check to ensure a robust debate on future operations. [applause] we should never again send troops into conflict without a clear definition of their mission and an understanding of what will come out of it. [applause] we should never again find ourselves in a situation like 2017 where four us soldiers were killed on a Counterterrorism Mission in ohare to have senators from both parties admit they didnt even realize we had 1000 troops stationed in that country. Correcting this is not only a matter of president ial restraint but of renewed congressional oversight. [applause] the time for congress asleep at the switch must come to a end. Members of our military can find the courage to deploy to a war zone, members of the congress to summon the courage to take tough votes on war and peace. [cheers and applause] our military capabilities exist for a reason. We stand ready to use force under specific, lawful circumstances when there is no peaceful alternative. We should use force when there is a clear and present threat to the us, when it is necessary to deter and defend against an attack or imminent threat against the United States, our citizens at home or abroad or our treaty allies and when we ask this of a legitimate International Coalition to prevent genocide or other atrocities but when we must use force we must have a end game before, during and after deployment of troops, we should also deploy diplomatic, development, and Security Assistance to guard against future instability. [applause] it is not enough to define what we would not do or how we would not get dragged in. War itself represents a kind of failure and true success lies in preventing conflict. This is why we must anticipate and prevent threats around the world in a clearheaded and forwardlooking way. Among threats to american and human security, nuclear destruction, preventing the spread of Nuclear Weapons should remain a core tenet of our Global Leadership. For this reason i will rejoin our International Partners and recommit the United States to the iran nuclear deal. [applause] whatever its imperfections, this is as close to a true art of the deal as it gets. As even this administration repeatedly certified it was preventing iran from acquiring Nuclear Weapons. It constrained the military threat iran poses to israel and europe without leading us down a path to another middle eastern war. This agreement was concluded not to do iran a favor but because it is in our National Security interests just as a parallel policy of confronting irans support for terrorism and abysmal human rights record reflects our values and security interests. Recommitting to diplomacy with iran will strengthen our hand in north korea. For decades the United States and our allies have successfully deterred north korean use of Nuclear Weapons. It is in the interest of Regional Security to advance peace on the Korean Peninsula so rather than a 0sum insistence on full and complete denuclearization before any peace is possible we can recognize that these two processes can be mutually reinforced with small success leading to bigger ones. You will not see me exchanging love letters on Whitehead White house would read with the brutal dictator who stars and murders his own people. But you will see my Administration Work to create the conditions that would make it possible to welcome north korea into the International Community. Until we can change the present dynamics, until they are good faith and verifiable reversals in north koreas program, sanctions must remain in place. [applause] beyond statesponsored Nuclear Proliferation we face continued threat of state with terrorism and extremism at home and abroad. The United States cant fix every state extremism might flourish but with proper legal authorities we should maintain limited focus and specialized counterterrorism and Intelligence Missions in places like afghanistan to reduce the likelihood that such places will become launching pads for attacks on the United States or our allies. We must also be proactive in confronting armed extremist threats at home. In my navy counterterrorism training i learned about the ways in which terroristss top priority is to become your top priority. As a nation we have to decide as we go about our daily lives what level of risk is acceptable. When it comes to our privacy versus our security what tradeoffs are we willing to accept, and threats posed by terrorists we must be no less vigilant in protecting our liberties from the threat of being undone by our own hand in times of widespread fear. And it is important when you consider the possibility of a major security event and the next election. Knowing in the past decade more americans have been killed in america by rightwing extremists than those inspired by outside and isis we need to acknowledge this threat and redirect appropriate resources to combat rightwing extremism. [applause] the world needs an american ready to reverse the rise of authoritarianism while revitalizing democracy at home and advancing it among our allies. Countries with models that fly in the face of our values from chinese techno authoritarianism to russian oligarchic capitalism to antimodern theocratic regimes in the middle east all present a major challenge to us and it is no accident that their hostility to shared values comes as they present a greater threat to our interests. Ironically at the very moment when american prestige and respect is collapsing, it has never been more needed that america live up to the values we process. The world needs the best of america right now. [applause] our approach to each region in the world should be guided by an understanding of our interests that is true to our values. Take the case of russia which we should view not as a real estate opportunity but as a selfinterested, disruptive and adversarial actor. [applause] is the most unequal economy of any major power russia represents a striking example of what happens when a country attempts to set up capitalism without democracy and the forces unleashed there, nationalism, xena phobia, homophobia and repression of the press are both highly disturbing in that country and disturbingly ascendant in our own country. [applause] meanwhile russia throws its weight around abroad, most egregiously there on a full interference in our election which weakens america by helping to elect an unstable administration and eroding confidence in our democracy itself. We must be ready to deter such behavior in the future through diplomatic, economic and even cybertools and information operations. [applause] but we must also deal with the real weaknesses the russians exploited, not just the gaps in our technology but our capacity to be too easily turned against each other. In this sense domestic problems from racism to social isolation have revealed themselves to be National Security vulnerabilities. We have also seen regionally destabilizing russia behavior from activities on the Crimean Peninsula in Eastern Ukraine to conduct to intermediaterange missiles. Future policy toward russia must include a Regional Security framework that promotes to believer Eastern Europe and sentence of is russia to adhere to International Norms and central to this is our partnership to be fractured and endangered by this administration but ready to be renewed and reinvigorated. 70 years after the founding of nato we must repair the strained relationships with our european allies not because we are the more they owe us but because america is more effective when we work with strong and able partners and when those partners can trust america. [applause] in latin america universal values we support as americans are at stake. Casual references to throwing us troops into situations like the crisis in venezuela will not help. But engagement will. That means adding, not subtracting usa id everton Central America. [applause] so we can better address the crime, corruption and poverty that contributes to mass migration and it means working closely with mexico, one of our largest trading partners, knowing how much we have to gain when mexico is more prosperous. And isolating dictatorship and encouraging democracy with latin american neighbors. On african continents the winds of change are sweeping away old regimes and services and a new generation has riven against this government. And against this one. In ethiopia we see what it looks like when hope triumphs over hostility. By 2025, 1 5 of the worlds population arising in africa. 60 of their people are under 25. This boasts the fastestgrowing economies in the world lifting millions out of poverty in the global marketplace. They demand greater accountability and transparency. They promote empowerment alongside economic engagement. [applause] from the arctic to south asia American Interest will be better served when american behavioral lines across humanity. As we mark the 30 Year Anniversary of the tiananmen massacre the challenge of china presents the most pressing example of the need to stand for American Values amid the rise of another alternative. The chinese alternative is the International Expansion of authoritarian capitalism. The Chinese Government is developing a repressive digital surveillance state. Up to 1 million Muslim Leaders are interred in reeducation camps. China is investing an initiative involving the influence of Building Infrastructure throughout the pacific, europe, africa and the americas as they fill a vacuum left by that. The areas of mutual interest in climate disruption to combating terrorism to International Peacekeeping operations. They must defend our interviews and relationships. We will not be able to meet this, nor will it suffice to reduce the china relationship to a titfortat trade fight. [applause] meeting the challenge of china means maintaining investments with the military to deter aggression and adventure. As with russia we need to invest in strategies to deal with political interference, proxy wars, Cyber Attacks and weaponization of technological interdependence. The new challenge provides an opportunity to come together across the political divide. At least half the battles at home enhancing our domestic instability. The american way is superior will be difficult to authenticate as long as our federal government is liable to shut down over policy disagreements. As long as congress cant deliver items of consensus among the American People, we will not be convincing. Of the world sees china invest more in infrastructure abroad then we are prepared to invest here at home. [applause] we cannot compete for the Global Economic future if we continue to disinvest in education, infrastructure, health, and technology. [applause] gross inequality and declining social mobility persist in our country our economic and political system will be less effective on the world stage which is why the single best thing we can do to rollback authoritarianism abroad is to model the strength and inclusive Democratic Capitalism right here in the United States. [applause] strength is more than military power. It is the power of inspiration, a key moment the world has envied not just strength and prosperity, not just our prosperity but liberty. If we lose that we lose what makes america exceptional and i fear we are losing it quickly. [applause] it is hard to condemn crackdowns on a free press when our president calls our own news media the enemy of the people. [applause] it is hard to stand for human rights abroad when we are turning away asylumseekers at our own door. [applause] it is hard to promote accountability and will of law when foreign governments can curry favor as cheaply as a bill for a few nights stay at the president s hotels and golf courses. [applause] our legitimacy abroad rests on our democracy at home. Lets improve and revitalize our democracy with ambitious structural reforms. Lets get money out of politics, depoliticize our Supreme Court and when we are choosing the leader of our nation lets join the ranks of Democratic Leaders around the world who select their heads of government by counting up all the votes and choosing the person who got the most. [applause] above all its lead with our values right here at home. President eisenhower was right to say whatever america hopes to bring to the world must first come to pass in the heart of america. We dont need a wall sea to shining sea. [applause] what we need is to manage immigration and our borders humanely, securely and effectively. [applause] when synagogues and mosques have been viciously attacked let us aspire to the example of new zealands 38yearold Prime Minister. Let us emulate the way she reacted to the horrific slaughter not with walls but words of welcome and decisive action. We model these values at home to be convincing around the world. We must also ensure that our relationships around the world be reinforced by values that anchoress at home. That means upholding our values when dealing not just with our adversaries but our allies. The middle east, in a place where we can and must uphold our values while advancing our interests. We will remain open to working with a regime like the kingdom of saudi arabia for the benefit of the American People but we can no longer sell out our deepest values for the sake of fossil fuel access and lucrative business deals. [applause] if we recognize that torture and execution of dissidents is wrong then we should have the courage to say that it is wrong on both sides of the golf. [applause] the closer an ally the more important we speak truth to them. The security and survival of the Democratic State of israel has been and continues to be an essential tenet of us Foreign Policy and is in our National Interests which is why neither american nor israeli leaders should play personal politics for the security of israel and its neighbors. [applause] just as an American Patriot may oppose the policies of an american president , a supporter of israel may oppose the policies of the israeli rightwing government. [applause] especially when we see increasingly disturbing signs that the netanyahu government is turning away from peace. The suffering of the Palestinian People especially the humanitarian disaster in gaza has many from the extremist of hamas to the Palestinian Authority to the indifference of the International Community and the policies of the current Israeli Government and gaza has become a breeding ground for the type of extremism that exacerbates threats to israel in the region. Israeli and palestinian citizens should be able to enjoy the freedom, go about their daily lives without fear and to work to achieve economic wellbeing for their families. As israels most powerful and reliable ally the United States has the opportunity to shape a more constructive path with tough and honest guidance fairness requires. The current state of affairs cannot endure. The pressure of history and the mathematics of democracy means well before 2054 israelis and palestinians will see either peace or catastrophe. A 2 state solution that achieves legitimate palestinian aspirations and meets israel at security needs is the only viable way forward and it will be our policy to support such a solution actively. [applause] of Prime Minister netanyahu makes good on his threat to Annex West Bank settlements he should know that president buttigieg would take steps to ensure american taxpayers wont foot the bill. [cheers and applause] at home and abroad it is not too late for america to restore her leadership position as a beacon of values that are both universal and at the core of the american project, democracy, freedom, shared security. The world does need america to model our values and the world needs america to prioritize climate security. As a mayor who had to activate Emergency Operations center, less than once in a lifetime, i have seen the homeland implications of this threat. We have seen warnings from a generation ago influence in indiana, tornadoes in alabama, hurricanes in puerto rico and fires in california and despite what we hear from this frustration and far too many republicans in positions of responsibly climate disruption is here. It is no longer a distance or theoretical issue. It is a clear and present threat. [applause] as traditionally conservative sectors from the business industry to our own leaders remind us, climate instability is a threat multiplier. It can accelerate the spread of pandemics, Food Insecurity and mass migration. Research even showed a significant link between temperature rise in frequency of conflict is the balance of my lifetime will play out in an era of climate driven international instability. In other venues we have more to say about how america derives this national challenge, an approach that should include a carbon tax to reorient our economy around more sensible reward systems, quadrupling america r d to 25 million a year. Leading the way on research into renewable energy, Energy Storage and carbon storage. It also means we should empower Rural America to be part of the solution unlocking potential of soil management and farming techniques. And we can offer a new support for cities and towns seeking to reduce their dependence on carbon. I want to emphasize potential of climate diplomacy and the kind of world we might build when climate stands alongside democracy and human rights as a central goal and source of legitimacy for nations in global affairs. It is just the beginning. [applause] is one of over 400 mayors committed to the paris goals and how cities are rising to meet this challenge even as our National Governments lag behind i believe the us should foster not only international but sub national engagement, solutions to be as unifying as threats are universal. We would do well to host a bubble but the pittsburgh summit. [applause] building a robust global framework for climate diplomacy is the right thing to do. It also benefits American Interest not only because we stand to lose from climate disruption but also because countries that share our values tend to be countries with a better track record on climate. Hard to believe it would be a coincidence that extract and extraction economies and polluting societies are so often those with tendency toward authoritarianism. If we promote democracy we will also be promoting Climate Action and vice versa. By taking seriously the threat of climate disruption we might go along way toward improving the climate of global cooperation. [applause] the world needs america to lead on climate and the world needs america to update the institutions through which we engage with the world, ensuring they reflect the fact our world is closer to 2054 than it is to 1945. [applause] to shape this young century to our advantage we must renew our National Security architecture. Our military certainly but also intelligence, communications, diplomatic and development institutions. It begins with taking a hard look at domestic, the us has long sought to maintain total dominance in conventional war but in the coming decades we are more likely than ever to face insurgencies and hightech strikes with cyberweapons yet our latest Defense Budget calls for spending more on three virginia class submarines, 10. 2 billion, then on cyber. It proposes spending more on a single frigate than on Artificial Intelligence and machine learning. Data believe prepare for our evolving security challenges we need to look not only at how much we are spending on the military but what we are prioritizing and chief among those priorities must be the sacred obligation to take care of the men and women who fight our wars. [applause] half our veterans who served in iraq and afghanistan applied for longterm disability benefits. We owe our veterans the best healthcare through strong and modern va which demands investment in quality and quantity of Mental Health treatment available. [applause] caring for veterans means helping them and their families to return to the normalcy they seek and that is not just a government responsibility but something all of us can do. Human connection is one of the most underrated and important components of community reintegration. Im proud that in south bend we piloted an initiative to do more than say thank you for your service, to offer another website. Where i live veterans and their families are not viewed as a problem to be solved but talent to be competed for. Engineers, Little League coaches, selected officials and i want to list our communities to help them give of their extraordinary abilities. [applause] beyond taking a smarter approach to our care for veterans we must rethink intelligence and communication. We owe our Intelligence Community a debt of gratitude for the manner in which they stepped up and safeguarded our security since 9 11 but for too long they have focused on too few threats. Where data and disinformation dominate, we should revitalize our Intelligence Services with an investment in new people and renewed commitment to tools like human intelligence and nextgeneration information operation, the same goes for spreading the right kind of information. Not enough to combat, we must disseminate truth. [applause] the nation that helped solidarity rise to begin the downfall of communism in europe has led to the tools we want spread our message to become weak and silent. Time to take an innovative approach bridging public and private sector, International Communication must not be a neglected subset of our Global Engagement but a key to helping the world understand who we are and what we stand for. Ultimately our National Security and Foreign Affairs strategy will only be as robust and sophisticated as the people we recruit to carry it out. The world is not standing still. To successfully navigate these dynamics and to seize new opportunities will require a new generation of americans fluent in different languages, comfortable in the additional world, deeply committed to the american project. Foreignpolicy that serves our people in their daily lives can best be made by government officials who represent the full diversity of our people. For too long, it is not reflected. We must update hiring practices to promote diversity and where they come from. Our finest minds should find it attractive and compelling to serve in usaid are languages to work on wall street or silicon valley. [applause] we should establish flexible career paths for civilians working in defense for benefiting appropriate for a generation, and job titles. It will not always be easy. And developed officials and Development Communities must know that congress and their president have their backs, are committed to their mission, understand and are prepared for the risks and will not abandon them or their mission or scapegoat them in congressional investigations at the first time of trouble and will not use them as political props or ponds. [applause] the world needs america to cultivate a diverse challenge of personality to engage globally and the world needs america to be in touch with our own communities. Foreignpolicy for 2054 must be grounded in the everyday lives of communities across the United States. One thing i learned on the job in south bend is all politics is not just local but personal. And Global Politics is no exception. At the discussion in the media, the academy and in official washington seems to proceed as if foreignpolicy were far off in its impact. One former official recently acknowledged when the National Security teams sat around the situation room table we rarely opposed the question what will this mean for the middle class. In my white house we will because our purposes abroad are rooted in our aspirations at home. [applause] our innovators are empowered to compete in the global marketplace only if our leaders are relentless in insuring intellectual property is protected. Our workers are empowered to secure their fair share of Global Economic growth only if workers abroad cannot be stripped of labor rights and forced to produce unfair wages that undercut american workers. [applause] muslim friends and neighbors are empowered to work and live and contribute to communities only if their government honors them. [applause] decision is made in the white house situation room do reverberate throughout americas living room. Every decision concerning the South China Sea should be made through the prism of what it means for a place like south bend. In a globalized century, no city, no community is an island was when a manufacturer announced the trade war with china could potentially cost a Company Hundreds of millions that matters to the folks who work at their facility on the west side of south bend. Globalization is not going away so we must insist on policies that ensure that working families in cities like mine can play a more appealing role in the story of globalization. We do that by reaffirming longstanding international traditions, by tapping the cultural richness of immigrant families and harnessing the potential of global markets. We do it by unleashing full power of the most global institutions on our local soil, colleges and universities like this one which teaches more languages than any school in america. [applause] training the next generation of Global Leaders by ensuring our local leaders, state and local experts, governors and mayors are not bystanders in that dialogue whether the issue is Climate Change, trade or immigration, local leaders should be at the table from the beginning empowered to speak with our national diplomatic, commercial and military use. To thrive in the coming decades we must bring the foreignpolicy conversation out of washington and into the rest of the country and bring the rest of the country into the washington foreignpolicy conversation. When i was deployed, living the military rhythm of hurry up and wait i spent much more time reading and reflecting than i usually do at home. I thought about how wars start, how they end and sometimes they dont. I thought about the australian soldier sitting next to me at a townhall, even though nobody attacked his country on 9 11 because that is what partners and allies do. I thought about the diplomats and Development Workers brokering ceasefires and stabilizing wartorn regions, the trade representative in geneva whose work would determine if someones job in saint joe county goes overseas or a Community Like ours would attract Foreign Investment and after a split between processing intelligence in a modified shipping container and driving my commander across the hunting we beautiful and violent city of kabul i would carry a laptop to the roof, pick up a wifi signal and get into a city staff meeting. That tenuous digital link was a reminder that the counter not about x efforts ultimately mattered to a community on the banks of st. Joseph but there was a relationship between the city streets i was navigating and an armored suv in afghanistan and the ones i was responsible for paving in south bend. The world needs america, but not just any america, not an america that has reduced itself to just one more player scrapping its way through an amoral scrum for narrow advantage. It has to be america at our best. America that possessed a forwardlooking vision like confront not using, rebuild europe and invent the internet inside a research arm of the defense department. It has to be an america that knows how to make better the everyday life of its citizens and people around the world knowing how much one has to do with the other. To do so is to keep our nation safe, to Master Change rather than be made small and fearful. It is to see vindicated the values that make our nation what it is and it is to deserve to be described in terms like greatness. None of us will live to see the end of history. In our lifetime, the choices of the generation now living may well fashion more than our share of history. Much will depend on our fidelity to our own values and we will not have to wait until 2054 to fuel the judgment of history on this season, this set of moments on which the trajectory of the american project and so much of the future of the modern world. The world needs america to be the best it has ever been. Nauert to us to set the bearing of our nation. Let us choose well. [applause] thank you. It is an honor to be with you. Thank you very much. [applause] [applause] do i look forward to running against him. Tuesday Donald Trump Holds a rally in orlando launching his run for a second term. Watch live at 8 00 pm eastern on cspan2, online cspan. Org or listen live on the free cspan radio apps. Chemotherapy test is the fact when you rely on a hospital bed with getting chemotherapy, you do
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