We had a busy day in Las Vegas on Friday. First, former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright was in town to hold a foreign policy discussion at UNLV. I was able to attend with a few ONE volunteers and students.
During the discussion Secretary Albright talked about the need to reevaluate the way we approach our foreign policy including towards the continent of Africa. She also mentioned the need to do more to eradicate disease and genocide.
As a follow up I was able to ask her if she thought fighting poverty and disease was essential to our national security. Here was her response:
Also on Friday, Joe Biden held a rally in Henderson, NV. We had about a dozen ONE members there to remind the Senator about his commitment to fight AIDS in Africa.
-Matt Higginson
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October 21, 2008 at 10:24 am
great job matt!!! go ONE!!!
October 21, 2008 at 2:32 pm
Great footage of Secretary Albright talking about poverty. Glad you were there to ask the question and make it part of the discussion. Sorry I missed you at Music Builds. Best wishes!