New Congress and foreign policy

The World

Anchor Lisa Mullins discusses the potential impact that a new Congressional reality could have on President Obama’s foreign policy with two former US diplomats. They are: Nicholas Burns, who served in the State Department under both George W. Bush and Bill Clinton; and James Rubin, who served as Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs during the Clinton Administration.

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