Subject: RE: Video Request: Corker CED Keynote
From: "Haxo, Chris" <[email-masked]>
To: "Nordyke, Hannah" <[email-masked]>, Research_D <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 6 May 2016 15:53:15 -0700

Nothing particularly notable

*       Privilege to be chair of the foreign relations committee
o       Been to 70 countries
o       In business you spend 80% of time on problems and 20% on solutions
*       Spent an hour yesterday with Bob Gates
*       It's a fascinating time
*       People talk about the soviet union in the 80s, bipartisan effort
*       More small issues now, harder to develop a long term plan
*       Europe has never been less confident: refugees, Brexit
*       But Europeans ask me what our foreign policy will be with this presidential race... I have no idea
*       China is push these countries towards us, but they have no idea if we're going to approve TPP
*       It seems like every major candidate is opposed to trade.
*       World needs US leadership and clarity more than ever, not referring to administration, but there is a lack of signal where we will be from this presidential election.

Q&A

*       Question about insurance industry
o       Your industry was smart after Dodd-Frank. When a firing squad assembles, don't stand in front of it.
o       Questions I get are about our regulator accomplishing things internationally to affect things domestically, the opposite of what you're saying
*       I have a small consulting firm that focuses on Middle Eastern expansion for U.S. firms. What advice can I give about the region to people that are nervous and how can we work closer with the Hill?
o       I was in Davos this year, I'm involved in an effort to end modern slavery, 27 million enslaved now, more ever.
o       US has an opportunity to make an impact.
o       In Davos, I spent most of my time talking about ending modern slavery to billionaires and they would say that there is a lot of opportunity there since there is a void.
o       It is important to have local connections and understand the culture.
o       People do well in business by operating in spheres where no one wants to be.
o       For the next 20-30 years, we're still going to have the root cause which is driving ISIS
o       Huge poverty drives ISIS.
o       They need 700,000/new jobs a year to keep up with population growth and tourism is being deterred by terrorism
o       It will be 20-30 years to deal with these issues with were successful
o       I don't have an answer for working more closely to Washington
*       What are your thoughts on Russia? They're challenging the US in a number of was.
o       I had a long talk last night at dinner about this.
o       Cameron took a vote to the UK parliament about whether to hit Syria after they crossed the red line and they voted against using forces.
o       Our administration was shook up by this, and didn't take action, didn't hit Assad
o       Worst moment in US foreign policy.
o       I remember going into Saudi Arabia one night, got note from Prince Bandar, put on a suit and drank scotch with him that night until 3 in the morning
o       He was very upset with us not hitting Syria. It was an egg on face moment for many of our allies.
o       Bandar kept on asking Putin about why they had their foreign policy, and Putin said he gets no pushback from other countries and it makes him popular at home.
o       From there, Putin went into Crimea, Eastern Ukraine, now he's doing things in the Ocean, scaring the heck out of our Baltic friends.
o       Putin had no cards to play, a poor disrespected country.
o       Now, whatever happens in Syria will be decided by Putin.
o       Now there's zero intimidation and they're flying close to our unarmed aircrafts
o       Not the kind of thing you'd see 15, 20 years ago.
*       What do you recommend the US do in the South China Sea with the man-made Islands? Have we missed our opportunity?
o       Yes, we have missed our opportunity.
o       We have to look to overcome what is happening in our country. Globalization is here and we need look to set the rules through trade agreements.
o       Do we look to ratify TPP? It ties us closer with Vietnam, Philippines.
o       We need to be constant missions in the South China Sea so they know we're there
o       If you don't live in Washington, don't stay too long, it can have a negative effect.

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From: Nordyke, Hannah
Sent: Friday, May 06, 2016 6:40 PM
To: Haxo, Chris; Research_D
Subject: RE: Video Request: Corker CED Keynote

https://toolbox.dnc.org?tool_name=vantage%20uploader&path=vantageuploader.dnc.org/videos/shared_show?jwt=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJpYXQiOjE0NjI1NzQyNjcsImVtYWlsIjoibm9yZHlrZWhAZG5jLm9yZyIsImlkIjozMTYzMTEsImRvd25sb2FkYWJsZSI6dHJ1ZX0.SLpQ0hS9V6dWsNQraly6OILlSAKvm1JST2lk-PF36z4

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From: Haxo, Chris
Sent: Friday, May 06, 2016 6:09 PM
To: Research_D
Subject: Video Request: Corker CED Keynote

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lA3kX8izCQ

This on 4/14/16

Thanks!

-Chris