i am very proud of the work we have done on indian pakistan. we call it waging peace. the work we have done in trying a next-generation of south asian society leaders and making them think seriously about the future and how they work together to bring a better future for south asia with the u.s. and others. these are just three among projects. these have in common is they tried to see things in a larger and global context, understanding and domestic politics in a global setting to reach solutions in a bipartisan and multinational way. withis what we have done this project. barbaraeave it to slavin laser on to introduce the lineup of the speakers. a very impressive group indeed. i would like to thank the board members to have served .ere the rest of the list is an incredibly impressive and. we are grateful to have with us greg thielmann. is always an impressive group will have a former director of the cia and former ambassador thomas pickering with all his credentials. stu t