Transition of power

Ship of State changes course

There are a number of foreign policy challenges facing the Obama administration, including wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, continued conflict in the Middle East, nuclear proliferation threats in Iran and elsewhere.

How does a new president measure priorities and begin to steer the ship of state?

Midday's Gary Eichten talks with Brian Atwood, who led the State Department transition for the Clinton/Gore administration, and served as assistant secretary of state and head of the U.S. Agency for International Development.

Guests

• Brian Atwood: Dean of the University of Minnesota's Humphrey Institute

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• Bob Woodward and the war within
  November 13, 2008

Resources

• Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs