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For 75 years, our nation’s intelligence professionals have worked unceasingly and sacrificed willingly to make our country safer. And the United States is standing in solidarity with our ally Japan with confidence in the strength of Japan’s democracy as they approach their elections on Sunday.ĭirector Burns, Director Cohen, I’m honored to be here, standing in front of this hallowed wall to honor 75 years of this proud institution and so many faithful public servants.Īnd Director Haines, thank you for being here today as well. Today, I’m keeping his wife and family in my prayers.
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And this assassination is a tragedy that all the people of Japan are feeling. Here in the United States, we know how deep the wounds of gun violence go for communities that are affected. They’re not used to - as, unfortunately, we are. This is - this is a different - a different culture. This attack was - has had a profound impact on the psyche of the Japanese people. Even after he stepped down from public office, his focus on his health, he stayed engaged and he cared deeply.
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We worked together closely for years, and we spoke and consulted with one other when I served as Vice President.Īnd he - he was deeply committed to strengthening the alliance and friendship between the United States and Japan and pursuing an open and free Indo-Pacific region.Īnd service to his country and his people was in his bones. And I just stopped by the Japanese Embassy to see the Ambassador and sign the consolence book - the consol- consolence book for the Japanese people. I became acquainted with him when I was Vice President. And you’re an incredible group of people - incredible group of people.īefore I re- move to my specific remarks I want to talk about today, I’d like to say just a very few words about the horrific, shocking killing of my friend, Japanese Prime Minister Abe. So I’ve been doing - I’ve been watching from that day on and been deeply involved either as a member of the Intelligence Committee or the Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee or doing national security issues as Vice President and to today. They called him “Iron Mike.”Īnd he - I think - I’m not positive, but I think the next-youngest person on the committee was, I think, 28 or 29 years older than I was. And I was appointed to that committee by a great man - straight as an arrow - named Mike Mansfield, the senator from Montana.