Transcripts

CFR maintains an archive of unedited transcripts from its on-the-record meetings. Separate archives of audio and video recordings are also available.

A Conversation with Pham Binh Minh

Speaker: Pham Binh Minh
Presider: Bob Woodruff

Pham Binh Minh, minister of foreign affairs for the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, analyzes Vietnam's relationship with the United States and surrounding nations, and outlines the country's strategy for economic growth.

See more in Vietnam, Emerging Markets

A Conversation with Sebastián Piñera

Speaker: Sebastian Piñera
Presider: J. Tomilson Hill

Chilean President Sebastián Piñera discusses his country's economic growth strategy, trade policy, banking system, and recent student protests.

See more in Chile, Economics

A Conversation with the Right Honorable Theresa May

Speaker: Theresa May
Presider: Christopher Isham

Following the ten-year anniversary of 9/11 and the six-year anniversary of the London subway bombings, Theresa May discusses counterterrorism strategy in the United Kingdom. The meeting focused on the nature of the threat, its evolution, the impact of events like the Arab Spring, and the United Kingdom's response, particularly as it prepares for the 2012 Olympics.

See more in U.K., Counterterrorism

World Economic Update

Speakers: Lewis Alexander, Bruce C. Kasman, and Stephen S. Roach
Presider: Sebastian Mallaby

Experts discuss the state of the U.S. and world economies and the need for tighter U.S. fiscal policy.This series is presented by the Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies.

See more in Financial Crises

Media Conference Call: President Obama's Upcoming Speech on Job Creation

Speakers: Edward Alden and A. Michael Spence
Presider: Christopher Alessi

Edward Alden, Bernard L. Schwartz Senior Fellow at CFR, and A. Michael Spence, Distinguished Visiting Fellow at CFR, add their insights ahead of President Obama's job creation speech and discuss the broader problem of unemployment in the United States during this media conference call.

See more in United States, Economics, U.S. Strategy and Politics

Cyber Governance and Instability

Speaker: Paul Twomey
Presider: Stewart A. Baker

Paul Twomey, former president and CEO of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), discusses the challenges posed by the present state of global cyber instability for governance at both the corporate and internatinoal levels.

See more in Cybersecurity, Terrorism and Technology

The Challenge of Non-Communicable Diseases

Speakers: Nils Daulaire, Babatunde Osotimehin, and Derek Yach
Presider: Sheri L. Fink

Experts discuss the importance of prevention and control of non-communicable diseases, as well as the need for the United States and the United Nations to play a larger role.

See more in UN, Health and Disease