(A translation of the poem, "It's Time," is on Rendezvous here) There is, as Beijing admits, a damaging trust gap: "The level of mutual trust between China and the U.S. is lagging behind what is required for the further development of our bilateral relations," said the deputy foreign minister, Cui Tiankai, acknowledging a "trust deficit".
Moffatt, co-founder of Targeted Victory and head of digital for Mitt Romney's 2012 presidential bid, said that the Facebook founder stopped short of making any concrete promises besides internal reviews that were already underway but had acknowledged a problem of trust.
Mr. Pistole, incidentally, readily acknowledges that a trusted traveler program like PreCheck isn't foolproof.
Mr. Mueller, acknowledging an "erosion of trust" in the in-house disciplinary process, appointed an outside commission in May to study the problem.
A document circulated before the meeting also indicated that leaders planned to acknowledge a need "to foster the trust of consumers and businesses in the digital economy".
Lomborg acknowledged trust was a problem when committing to long term R&D, but said politicians were already reneging on promises to cut emissions, and spending on R&D would be easier to monitor.
Ritter acknowledged that trust needed to be built, but as a former security engineer, he said he takes that side of things seriously.
Kerry, in his comments to a conference organised by the Open Government Partnership, acknowledged that trust needed to be restored.
Beyond engendering trust, acknowledging an error and making amends can encourage greater openness throughout an organisation.
He acknowledged frayed trust between the police and residents, and said he was committed to repairing it.
