dealer program, and the first and only of the company to have an african-american serve as the secretary to the board of directors, mr. rod gillam. at gm design, we are responsible for the design of every car and truck for gm globally, and you know what? i am not out of my comfort zone. i enjoy what i do. [applause] there are several significant steps that prepared me for this, and i hope the young people in the audience are listening. the support from my family and friends as a child, the education that i received from howard university, the opportunity to learn from great designers at gm, the risk of an overseas assignment, of building a global design organization that i lead today, and writing that letter at age 11 to gm design. it did not come by accident. it was all through preparation, listening, taking risks and building relationships. all of these steps and the lessons i have learned have paved the way for me to be here today to share in this very special moment as we
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