posted on Mar, 9 2009 @ 01:00 PM
Jones's Remarks to the Munich Security Conference
By James Jones
Hotel Bayerischer Hof
Munich, Germany
Thank you for that wonderful tribute to Henry Kissinger yesterday. Congratulations. As the most recent National Security Advisor of the United States,
I take my daily orders from Dr. Kissinger, filtered down through Generaal Brent Scowcroft and Sandy Berger, who is also here. We have a chain of
command in the National Security Council that exists today.
I think my role today is a little bit different than you might expect. Following the speech of the Vice President and the presence of our
distinguished members from the U.S. House of Representatives, I thought that I would spend my time talking to you about how taking the President's
guidance and the Vice President's comments yesterday, I would spend a few moments trying to discuss how the U.S. National Security Council intends to
reorganize itself in order to be supportive. For decades, this conference in Munich has provided a truly exceptional forum for the kind of open
dialogue and candid discussions that can only take place among close friends and allies. The Vice President's attendance and his speech yesterday
should send I think a very strong and sincere signal about the seriousness of our purpose when it comes to listening, engaging and building stronger
partnerships with all of our friends and allies because the President feels that the transatlantic alliance is a cornerstone to our collective
security.
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