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A hug and a tear
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8 June 2011
The Australian
James Jeffrey discusses the dinner address given by Labor foreign minster Gareth Evans and former liberal defence minister Robert Hill at the US Studies Centre 2011 National Summit on the 9/11 decade.
Taliban deaths
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6 June 2011
SBS TV World News Australia
Kathy Novak reports on the recent death of two Taliban leaders in Afghanistan and the challenges that remain for Australia and the US with the continuing uprisings in the Arab world. Featured in this report are speakers from the US Studies Centre 2011 National Summit on the 9/11 decade, DFAT secretary Dennis Richardson, US ambassador to Australia Jeffrey Bleich, The Atlantic Monthly correspondent Robert Kaplan and Shadow Foreign Minister Julie Bishop. Watch Online
US Ambassador speaks to University of Sydney undergraduates
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23 August 2010
US Ambassador to Australia Jeffrey Bleich spoke to 200 undergraduates at the University of Sydney last week. As a guest at Professor Geoffrey Garrett's US in the World class, Bleich discussed a range of issues including the Obama presidency, America's foreign debt, and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Watch video
Ambassador Bleich on the importance of relationships, free trade
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26 March 2010
US Ambassador to Australia Jeffrey Bleich is a long-time friend of President Obama. In this interview he discusses the tradition of the US Ambassador to Australia having strong connections in the White House and the importance of the US-Australia alliance. The Ambassador goes on to talk about the Free Trade Agreement with Australia and the President's desire to re-engage with the Asia Pacific region. Watch Online
Healthcare bill delays President
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15 March 2010
Few people are better placed to explain the forced delay to President Obama’s planned visit to Australia this month than Jeffrey Bleich. In an interview with ABC journalist and USSC Research Associate John Barron, the long-time friend of the President explains the significance of the healthcare reform legislation that is keeping Air Force One on the ground. Watch Online
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