International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women

Hello. Im John Phillips, the United States Ambassador to Italy here with my wife, Linda Douglass. We would like to take a moment today to talk to you about an issue we all should care about: The global scourge of violence against women. The victims are wives, daughters, mothers, friends and colleagueswomen of every race, class and country. Their attackers are often the men they love and trust the most. Globally, one in three women has been the victim of violence by an intimate partner 38 of