Czech Republic - Obama Presidency Oral History Back Czech Republic Index / Locations Transcripts Norm Eisen ...him in his ambassadorial residence in Prague . We might also note that the director... ...Andy Schapiro, who was my successor in Prague , was in that war room. The brillian... ...we hadn't been able to fill the job in Prague . But if they had seen how flummoxed ... ...president wants me to be ambassador to Prague .” I mean, I am not a ver... ...thing that happened, Bill. I get to Prague . The president sends me off. We tak... ...sends me off. We take the plane to Prague . And it turns out that the sam... ...the cases—were front and center in Prague . The foreign minister—it created a bi... ...an interview. It was front page news in Prague . And people picked it up, I think, i... ...actually was very well suited to go to Prague and be a spokesperson, helping—and ... ...increase their presence when I went to Prague . That first year, they were one of th... ...reform, and then US ambassador to the Czech Republic . Ambassador Eisen first worked in th... ...was there, Czechoslovakia, and then the Czech Republic . So this was a surprise to you. Yo... ...because the corruption is so bad in the Czech Republic .” So it turned out that the bi... ...and then do the same thing in the Czech Republic ? So you're looking for win-wi... Show more... Frank Rose ...arms control community. The famous Prague speech from April 2009 lays out tha... ...to Poland and a radar to the Czech Republic , which—the system was primaril... ...the United States and Poland and the Czech Republic at the time. We came up, working ver... ...important point to note. Poland and the Czech Republic were not concerned about the Irania... ...really was about Russia. Going to the Czech Republic : things got delayed substantially i... ...things got delayed substantially in the Czech Republic because the public was strongly oppose... ...agreements we had with Poland and the Czech Republic —in Poland's case, to host te... ...case, to host ten interceptors, in the Czech Republic 's case, to host a missile defens... ...the challenge with Poland and the Czech Republic ? Because they were bound to b... ...a delegation to visit Poland and the Czech Republic , as well as, I think, the team, tha... Show more... John Holdren ...announced he hoped to get done in his Prague speech, also in 2009. Part of th... Ernest Moniz ...speech on nuclear security issues in Prague , laying out an agenda. From that, h... Tommy Vietor ...about the speech Obama gave in Prague [ Czech Republic ] at the Prague Castle about nuclea... ...takes on a different flavor in the Czech Republic , given the way they experienced th... Akram Dweikat ...our project with these investors in the Czech Republic , and they were excited about us. I me... Esther Brimmer ...as opposed to the relationship with the Czech Republic and NATO, but he really talks about th... Shailagh Murray ...would be great. You reported from the Czech Republic early in your career. Can you tell u... ...engrained in people's psyches in the Czech Republic ? You know, cynicism, grift. They'... Load more Transcripts Related Topics go to the East Wing East Wing go to the The People's House The People's House go to the Criminal Justice Criminal Justice go to the Hawaii Hawaii go to the Human Rights Human Rights