US Mideast Sunday WEB
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- US Mideast Sunday WEB
- July 17, 2022
- Content Type Package
- Language English
- Transcript/Script English ((PLAYBOOK SLUG: US – Mideast TV HEADLINE: Biden Wraps Up Tour to Reassert US Influence in Middle East TEASER: U.S. says it won’t leave a regional vacuum to be filled by China, Russia or Iran PUBLISHED: 7/17/2022 1140A BYLINE: Patsy Widakuswara CONTRIBUTOR: Margaret Besheer DATELINE: Jeddah VIDEOGRAPHER: PRODUCER: SCRIPT EDITORS: MPage, Jepsen VIDEO SOURCE (S): AFP, Reuters, AP PLATFORMS (mark with X): WEB __ TV _x_ RADIO __ TRT: 2:10 VID APPROVED BY: sv TYPE: TV EDITOR NOTES: Biden lands DC early Sunday am. Radio track included. There is a corresponding WEB article.)) ((INTRO: )) [[U.S. President Joe Biden is back in Washington after meeting on Saturday with Arab leaders in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, where he laid out his vision for U.S. engagement in the Middle East to counter Iran and reasserted influence in the strategic competition against China and Russia. White House Bureau Chief Patsy Widakuswara traveled with the president, here’s her report from Jeddah.]] ((Biden and MBS, AFP V000_32EK6LA)) ((NARRATOR)) Joe Biden chatting alongside Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, whose kingdom has a human rights record so poor, the U.S. president once called it a pariah. ((Radio track: Agnès Callamard, Secretary-General of Amnesty International)) ((Besheer interview)) ((https://app.frame.io/player/79bbf6d3-0b74-415e-977a-2009e3dd146d TC 1:53)) ((Agnès Callamard, Secretary-General of Amnesty International)) “What President Biden is doing is suggesting that human rights are cheap and can be bargained out for a range of other impact.” ((Biden MBS fist bump, AFP V000_32EH3ZG)) ((NARRATOR)) Was reengagement worth the criticism of the Saudi visit and a fist bump with the crown prince? ((Biden, summit sequence, AFP V000_32EK72A)) ((NARRATOR)) Biden appears to think so, saying that Washington’s pivot away from the Middle East, was a mistake. ((AP 4388810)) ((President Joe Biden)) “We will not walk away and leave a vacuum to be filled by China, Russia or Iran. We will seek to build on this moment with active, principled American leadership." ((Summit sequence, AFP V000_32EK72A, Saudi oil facility, choose brighter shots, AFP V000_32A62XG)) ((NARRATOR)) At a summit in Jeddah, Biden and Arab leaders discussed energy security but did not announce an increase in oil production to offset a price hike triggered by the war in Ukraine. ((Radio track: Saudi Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman)) ((Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Crown Prince)) ((Need English VO)) "The Kingdom will play its role in this field, as it has announced an increase in its production capacity to 13 million barrels per day. Thus, the Kingdom will not have any additional capacity to increase production." ((Wide shot of family photo Biden and leaders, AP 4388808)) ((NARRATOR)) Biden laid out the principles of U.S. engagement in the region – ((Biden given Israeli medal of honor, AP/AFP, Biden touring weapons, AP 4388381)) ((NARRATOR)) strengthening partnerships; supporting defense capabilities; ((Iranian plane dropping bombs in military drill, AFP V000_9R84B4)) ((No access PNN)) ((NARRATOR)) deterring powers who seek to dominate through military action ((Iranian military speed boat operating close to the USS Sirocco at Strait of Hormuz, AFP V000_32CW9VK)) ((Upsound of US patrol horn)) ((NARRATOR)) or jeopardize freedom of navigation. ((Yemen aerial shot, AFP V000_32AM3NA, Yemen car bomb, AFP V000_32DH4TD)) ((NARRATOR)) Biden praised the truce in Yemen between the Saudi-led coalition and Tehran-backed Houthis, vowing to reduce tensions and end conflicts where possible. ((Quick cuts of Arab men at summit, AP 4388822, Saudi women mechanic working on car, AFP V000_32BK46G)) ((NARRATOR)) He told the roomful of men that the future belongs to countries where women can exercise equal rights… ((AP 4388822)) ((President Joe Biden)) “…and contribute to building stronger economies, resilient societies, and more modern and capable militaries.” ((Sacks of food, grain being distributed, women shifting and picking grains, AFP V000_9P66H4 ((NARRATOR)) The U.S. announced $1 billion in food security assistance for the Middle East and North Africa. ((Various construction workers in Brazil, AFP V000_1SS5LP TC 0:30)) ((NARRATOR)) As Washington launches its global infrastructure plan to counter China’s Belt and Road initiative, ((Biden and Emirati bilat, AFP V000_32EK8Y2, Flags of summit participants)) ((NARRATOR)) Biden also welcomed Gulf leaders’ $3 billion pledge for the program. Patsy Widakuswara, VOA News, Jeddah.
- Transcript/Script ((PLAYBOOK SLUG: US – Mideast TV HEADLINE: Biden Wraps Up Tour to Reassert US Influence in Middle East TEASER: U.S. says it won’t leave a regional vacuum to be filled by China, Russia or Iran PUBLISHED: 7/17/2022 1140A BYLINE: Patsy Widakuswara CONTRIBUTOR: Margaret Besheer DATELINE: Jeddah VIDEOGRAPHER: PRODUCER: SCRIPT EDITORS: MPage, Jepsen VIDEO SOURCE (S): AFP, Reuters, AP PLATFORMS (mark with X): WEB __ TV _x_ RADIO __ TRT: 2:10 VID APPROVED BY: sv TYPE: TV EDITOR NOTES: Biden lands DC early Sunday am. Radio track included. There is a corresponding WEB article.)) ((INTRO: )) [[U.S. President Joe Biden is back in Washington after meeting on Saturday with Arab leaders in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, where he laid out his vision for U.S. engagement in the Middle East to counter Iran and reasserted influence in the strategic competition against China and Russia. White House Bureau Chief Patsy Widakuswara traveled with the president, here’s her report from Jeddah.]] ((Biden and MBS, AFP V000_32EK6LA)) ((NARRATOR)) Joe Biden chatting alongside Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, whose kingdom has a human rights record so poor, the U.S. president once called it a pariah. ((Radio track: Agnès Callamard, Secretary-General of Amnesty International)) ((Besheer interview)) ((https://app.frame.io/player/79bbf6d3-0b74-415e-977a-2009e3dd146d TC 1:53)) ((Agnès Callamard, Secretary-General of Amnesty International)) “What President Biden is doing is suggesting that human rights are cheap and can be bargained out for a range of other impact.” ((Biden MBS fist bump, AFP V000_32EH3ZG)) ((NARRATOR)) Was reengagement worth the criticism of the Saudi visit and a fist bump with the crown prince? ((Biden, summit sequence, AFP V000_32EK72A)) ((NARRATOR)) Biden appears to think so, saying that Washington’s pivot away from the Middle East, was a mistake. ((AP 4388810)) ((President Joe Biden)) “We will not walk away and leave a vacuum to be filled by China, Russia or Iran. We will seek to build on this moment with active, principled American leadership." ((Summit sequence, AFP V000_32EK72A, Saudi oil facility, choose brighter shots, AFP V000_32A62XG)) ((NARRATOR)) At a summit in Jeddah, Biden and Arab leaders discussed energy security but did not announce an increase in oil production to offset a price hike triggered by the war in Ukraine. ((Radio track: Saudi Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman)) ((Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Crown Prince)) ((Need English VO)) "The Kingdom will play its role in this field, as it has announced an increase in its production capacity to 13 million barrels per day. Thus, the Kingdom will not have any additional capacity to increase production." ((Wide shot of family photo Biden and leaders, AP 4388808)) ((NARRATOR)) Biden laid out the principles of U.S. engagement in the region – ((Biden given Israeli medal of honor, AP/AFP, Biden touring weapons, AP 4388381)) ((NARRATOR)) strengthening partnerships; supporting defense capabilities; ((Iranian plane dropping bombs in military drill, AFP V000_9R84B4)) ((No access PNN)) ((NARRATOR)) deterring powers who seek to dominate through military action ((Iranian military speed boat operating close to the USS Sirocco at Strait of Hormuz, AFP V000_32CW9VK)) ((Upsound of US patrol horn)) ((NARRATOR)) or jeopardize freedom of navigation. ((Yemen aerial shot, AFP V000_32AM3NA, Yemen car bomb, AFP V000_32DH4TD)) ((NARRATOR)) Biden praised the truce in Yemen between the Saudi-led coalition and Tehran-backed Houthis, vowing to reduce tensions and end conflicts where possible. ((Quick cuts of Arab men at summit, AP 4388822, Saudi women mechanic working on car, AFP V000_32BK46G)) ((NARRATOR)) He told the roomful of men that the future belongs to countries where women can exercise equal rights… ((AP 4388822)) ((President Joe Biden)) “…and contribute to building stronger economies, resilient societies, and more modern and capable militaries.” ((Sacks of food, grain being distributed, women shifting and picking grains, AFP V000_9P66H4 ((NARRATOR)) The U.S. announced $1 billion in food security assistance for the Middle East and North Africa. ((Various construction workers in Brazil, AFP V000_1SS5LP TC 0:30)) ((NARRATOR)) As Washington launches its global infrastructure plan to counter China’s Belt and Road initiative, ((Biden and Emirati bilat, AFP V000_32EK8Y2, Flags of summit participants)) ((NARRATOR)) Biden also welcomed Gulf leaders’ $3 billion pledge for the program. Patsy Widakuswara, VOA News, Jeddah.
- NewsML Media Topics Arts, Culture, Entertainment and Media
- Network VOA
- Embargo Date July 17, 2022 14:10 EDT
- Byline Patsy Widakuswara
- Brand / Language Service Voice of America