Another conversation here with KPMG Holding its women's Leadership Summit AT Baltusrol golf club today bringing Together the most accomplished female Leaders in business politics and sports Ahead of this weekend's women's PGA Championship now when it comes to sports The story that's been dominating the Headlines is that surprising agreement Between the PGA Tour and live golf our Very own Shauna Smith addressed that Topic and much more with former U.S Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice I'm not privy to what this agreement Actually will mean it looks like it's Still being worked out I'm a fan and I'm A golfer and the one thing that I really Hope is that it reunites men's Professional golf I miss some of these Golfers Um and I I think that the golfers who Have spoken out and have been willing to To hang in there they deserve our Respect and somebody has to think about What their choices meant for them but as A fan I I really do want to see cam Smith and DJ and Brooks play again and So I'm hoping that this reunites men's Golf do you see reshaping the game of Golf at all oh I think the game of golf Is being reshaped anyway I think you're Getting players who are much more vocal About what they need and and want from Golf this is a place that I think the
LPGA I'm delighted that KPMG is here at a Historic course like about this world I Mean this is a place where championships Are won and Um the women's game I think is going to Really take a leap forward too and it Needs to because if you look at the Talents of these golfers they should be On the big stage more often I'm really Grateful that at Augusta National we've Been sponsoring the Augusta National Women's Amateur and I have to just put In a plug Roseanne Stanford player want It but events like that are raising the Stature of women's golf and so while I I Am watching what the PGA is doing Frankly I'm much more concerned that the LPGA Finds Its rightful place on the big Stage yeah and you certainly have helped Move the conversation forward as one of The first female members of yeah National Golf Club secretary also when It comes to China that has also been Obviously a big topic here over the last Several years years really for decades Secretary of State Anthony blinken just Making his trip to China the first Secretary of State to visit China in Just about five years I know you mean Multiple trips to China while you uh Were part of the George W Bush Administration what's your assessment Just in terms of what a relationship
With China is like today when you Compare it to what it was about 15 years Ago in the path forward well it's a much More Cooperative relationship 15 years Ago and that's partly because uh the Presidents that I worked with chongxi Men and hujin Tao for some reason seem To have a different vision of what China's role would be in the world very Cooperative for instance on North Korea That's not the China that we're dealing With today and we have to recognize that This is a significant rivalry a rivalry Militarily economically a rivalry in Terms of technology and we can't sweep That under the rug it's it these are Real differences but I'm glad that Secretary blanken went there because we Do have to make sure that we don't Stumble into conflict the Chinese are Doing things with their military forces Running awfully close to our ships Running close to our aircraft that's Going to end up in disaster and letting Them know that we're going to continue To defend the rights of freedom of Navigation but that they shouldn't come So close to our ships that's the only That's a conversation you can only have In person and I'm sure that secretary Blanken had that conversation in person And bring it back here to the U.S lots Of talk now about looking ahead to 2024 It's a fractured
DC when you take into account what is Going on between both parties but also What is going on within each party what Do you see as the future of the GOP Party oh I okay I do International Politics all right I'm a republican Everyone knows that I hope it's a party That continues to advocate for a strong Role for the United States in the world Uh for the power of uh free markets for The power of individual liberty and Individual responsibility but also one Thing that I'm very proud of is that You're seeing an awful lot of people Advocate for better choices for poor Kids and their parents in schools I am a Very major advocate for school choice Not because I don't believe in public Schools I do believe in public schools But I also know that if you are a parent Of means you can move to a district Where the schools are good and the Houses are expensive you can send your Kids to private schools so who's left in Failing neighborhood schools poor kids I Just want those parents to have the same Choices that parents of means have and I Have to say school choice has been the Banner more in the Republican party than In the Democratic party so maybe when we Think about these parties we need to Look really closely at what they're Saying about these uh these key issues But as I've often said to people when
I'm ready to make comments about American politics I'll call you Secretary rice thank you so much for Your time Waiting for that call that was Shauna Smith with former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice
