In 2025 | visited 12 factories in Shenzhen, hosted dinners for White House Al advisors, and met with dozens of robotics + hardware founders for Lux.
2026 will be turning point. This letter covers what surprised and intrigued me about this messy love triangle of SF, China, and Washington.
💔 Our hearts are broken.
Sarah Milgrim and Yaron Lischinsky — two young Israeli embassy staffers and cherished members of the AJC community — were murdered while leaving an AJC event in Washington, D.C., last night.
They were stolen from us. They had their entire lives ahead of them.
Sarah, an American from Overland Park, Kansas, was warm and compassionate, committed to peacebuilding, and passionate about sustainability and people-to-people relations.
Yaron always had a smile on his face and a welcoming presence. He had reportedly bought a ring and was planning to ask Sarah to marry him in Jerusalem next week.
Words cannot adequately express our sorrow. We mourn with Sarah and Yaron’s families, their friends, and all who loved them.
May their memories be a blessing.
Cancer touches us all. Like so many of you, Jill and I have learned that we are strongest in the broken places. Thank you for lifting us up with love and support.
Today, I have good news to report from the Middle East.
I have spoken to the Prime Ministers of Lebanon and Israel. And I am pleased to announce:
They have accepted the United States’ proposal to end the devastating conflict between Israel and Hezbollah.
I unequivocally condemn Iran’s reckless and brazen attack against Israel today.
Israel, with our assistance, was able to defeat the attack. Our cooperation saved many lives.
My commitment to the security of Israel is unwavering. And we will never hesitate to defend U.S. forces and interests against Iran.
Ground Zero, New York.
On this day 23 years ago, terrorists believed they could break our will and bring us to our knees – they were wrong.
In the darkest of hours, we found light.
That is why terrorists targeted us in the first place: Our freedom, our democracy, our unity.
On October 7, Hersh Goldberg-Polin — an American citizen — was taken hostage by Hamas terrorists. He was just 23 years old, attending a music festival with friends. We now know he was murdered by Hamas.
Doug and my prayers are with Jon Polin and Rachel Goldberg-Polin, Hersh's parents, and with everyone who knew and loved Hersh.
Americans and people around the world will pray for Jon, Rachel, and their family and send them love and strength. As is said in the Jewish tradition, may Hersh’s memory be a blessing.
Hamas is an evil terrorist organization. With these murders, Hamas has even more American blood on its hands. I strongly condemn Hamas’ continued brutality, and so must the entire world.
Read my full statement:
On behalf of the American people, I thank Joe Biden for his extraordinary leadership as President of the United States and for his decades of service to our country.
I am honored to have the President’s endorsement and my intention is to earn and win this nomination.
My fellow Democrats, I have decided not to accept the nomination and to focus all my energies on my duties as President for the remainder of my term. My very first decision as the party nominee in 2020 was to pick Kamala Harris as my Vice President. And it’s been the best decision I’ve made. Today I want to offer my full support and endorsement for Kamala to be the nominee of our party this year. Democrats — it’s time to come together and beat Trump. Let’s do this.
In this horrible moment, encouraged to hear President Trump’s team indicate that the former president is doing well.
An entire nation must speak with one voice today to completely and unequivocally reject all political violence.
On Memorial Day, we honor the fallen heroes who served and sacrificed for our freedom and for our future.
We must never forget the price that was paid to protect our democracy.