Posted on 07/09/2006 5:06:16 AM PDT by Alas Babylon!
The Talk Shows
Sunday, July 9th, 2006
Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows:
FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): Undersecretary of State R. Nicholas Burns; Wendy Sherman, counselor for the State Department in the Clinton administration; Rep. Peter Hoekstra, R-Mich.; former CIA Director James Woolsey.
MEET THE PRESS (NBC): Undersecretary of State R. Nicholas Burns; Robert Galluci, dean of Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service; New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson.
FACE THE NATION (CBS): Undersecretary of State R. Nicholas Burns and Sens. John McCain, R-Ariz., and Christopher Dodd, D-Conn.
THIS WEEK (ABC): Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Ind.; Sen. George Allen, R-Va., and Democratic opponent James Webb; NBA star Alonzo Mourning.
LATE EDITION (CNN) : Sens. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and Barbara Boxer, D-Calif.; Burns; Iraqi Ambassador Samir Al Sumaidaie; former Secretary of State Alexander Haig and former national security adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski.
What does he mean by "allowed to collapse"? So if Gore were President he would have given them even more goodies?
1. Act now.
2. Act later, after something bad happens.
3. Wait for the UN to pass some more resolutions - that should scare North Korea into compliance.
I recall that Bubba wasn't too happy at all with Jimmy during that episode.
Presumably. And Kerry would have just kept talking about how he'd been in Vietnam.
Excellent, snugs! That quote is worth its own picture frame. And peach deserves awards for her awesome transcribing skills. I am grateful for so much talent on this thread every week.
I'm going to send a bit more to the fundraiser in thanks!
Julie Banderas is popular among conservatives, and she is safe. It would be the shouter's side kick who will be kicked from Gibson's side show in favor of Rudi Bakhtiar. Big Story is NOT lowest rated, it 's #5 rated in Fox shows.
Burns is on Fox News Sunday; I really like him. He's a new face I hadn't seen before.
bbl
A new face that is going to do all the shows today. Quite an assignment.
It 's the other Burns - Eric Burns of Fox News Report who never challenge Neal Gabler is annoying.
This idiot shouldn't be allowed in public without supervision.
John Loftus sure does it's one of the things you will find at:
http://www.carnivorousconservative.typepad.com/
Loftus thinks that China may have been behind the recent launch of North Korea's "attack" on the Japanese Sea. LOftus surmises that the Chinese just wanted to see if Haarp really was working and also to gather intel on our gen. missle tracking capabilities, interesting scenario, but who really knows.(also there is a really good take on the NYT being so deeply saddened by the bilbray election,they are demanding a "recount" sounds awfully familiar
You will find more on Lil' Kim's attack on the Japanese Sea at: http://scrappleface.com/
along with numerous other truly good laughs on the events of the day.
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/6198.htm
BIOGRAPHY
R. Nicholas Burns
Under Secretary, Political Affairs
Term of Appointment: 03/17/2005 to present
Ambassador R. Nicholas Burns is the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, the Department of State’s third ranking official. Appointed by President Bush, he was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on March 17, 2005 and was sworn into office by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. As Under Secretary, he oversees U.S. policy in each region of the world and serves in the senior career Foreign Service position at the Department.
Prior to his current assignment, Ambassador Burns was the United States Permanent Representative to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. As Ambassador to NATO, he headed the combined State-Defense Department U.S. Mission to NATO at a time when the Alliance committed to new missions in Iraq, Afghanistan and the global war against terrorism, and accepted seven new members.
From 1997 to 2001, Ambassador Burns was U.S. Ambassador to Greece. During his tenure as Ambassador, the U.S. expanded its military and law enforcement cooperation with Greece, strengthened our partnership in the Balkans, increased trade and investment and people-to-people programs.
From 1995 to 1997, Ambassador Burns was Spokesman of the Department of State and Acting Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs for Secretary of State Warren Christopher and Secretary Madeleine Albright. In this position, he gave daily press conferences on U.S. foreign policy issues, accompanied both Secretaries of State on all their foreign trips and coordinated all of the Department’s public outreach programs.
Mr. Burns, a career Senior Foreign Service Officer, served for five years (1990-1995) on the National Security Council staff at the White House. He was Special Assistant to President Clinton and Senior Director for Russia, Ukraine, and Eurasia Affairs. He had lead responsibility in the White House for advising the President on all aspects of U.S. relations with the fifteen countries of the former Soviet Union.
Under President George H.W. Bush, he was Director for Soviet (and then Russian) Affairs. During this time, he attended all U.S. – Soviet summits and numerous other international meetings and specialized on economic assistance issues, U.S. ties with Russia and Ukraine, and relations with the Baltic countries. He was a member of the Department’s Transition Team in 1988, and served as Staff Officer in the Department’s Operations Center and Secretariat in 1987-1988.
Mr. Burns began his Foreign Service career in Africa and the Middle East. He was an intern at the U.S. Embassy in Nouakchott, Mauritania, Vice Consul and Staff Assistant to the Ambassador in Cairo, Egypt between 1983-1985, and then Political Officer at the American Consulate General in Jerusalem from 1985 to 1987. In this position, he coordinated U.S. economic assistance to the Palestinian population in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.
Mr. Burns has been awarded the State Department’s Superior Honor Award for outstanding performance three times, the Department’s James Clement Dunn Award for Excellence in 1994, and in 2000 the Charles E. Cobb Award for Trade Development by an Ambassador. He has been decorated by the governments of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania for his work in securing withdrawal of Russian military forces from the Baltic region in the 1990s and for helping to secure their admittance to NATO.
Mr. Burns was born on January 28, 1956. Raised in Massachusetts, he earned the Certificat Pratique de Langue Francaise from the University of Paris (Sorbonne) in 1977. He subsequently earned a B.A. in European History from Boston College in 1978, graduated Summa Cum Laude and was elected Phi Beta Kappa. He then received an Masters degree with distinction from John Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies in 1980 in International Economics and American Foreign Policy. He has received honorary doctorates from eight American universities. In 2001, he was given the Public Service Award by the Boston College Alumni Association. In 2002, he was presented the Woodrow Wilson Award for Distinguished Government Service by the Johns Hopkins University. He was named Communicator of the Year by the National Association of Government Communicators in 1997.
Before entering the Foreign Service, Mr. Burns worked as Program Officer at A.T. International, a non-profit organization specializing in economic assistance for Third World Countries.
Mr. Burns is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, the Order of St. John and a life-long member of Red Sox nation. He speaks French, Arabic, and Greek. He and his wife Elizabeth Baylies have three daughters.
Released on March 17, 2005
Now just a minute! I resemble that statement!
I loved this exchange; the potential Presidential candidate had to defend himself with Tim by demonstrating how he talks out of both sides of his mouth. LOL. I sensed he wanted to move on quickly to something else. LOL.
Is Biden hiding out today after his foot-in-the-mouth comment re: American Indians in New Hampshire...followed by another re: Italians? He just can't hep [sic] it, can he? LOL
Well deserved snugs, congrats Peach this is a great job you do week after week and it is much appreciated.
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