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Me to solo the national anthem. Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the best attended a. J. C. Global forum in our 110year history. [applause] we are more than 2,700 people here tonight. We represent more than 70 countries. We have diplomats here tonight, and id like quickly to read the countries so that we all know whos here as an exception of friendship with a. J. C. We have diplomats from albania, angola, argentina, armenia, australia, austria. Aber za january. Barbados, belgium, brazil, bulgaria. Brunaldy. Costa rica, cyprus. Equatorial guinea. Ethiopia, georgia, ghana. Greece, hungary, israel and italy. Kurdistan, lithuania. Macedonia, mauricious and mexico [applause] lets hear it for micronesia. [applause] mongolia, morocco, paraguay, the philippines, romania, serbia, slovaka. Slovenia, south korea, spain, sri lanka, swaws land, sweden, in dad and tobago and inidad and to bago and uruguay. Have i missed any countries . France . Bonjour. Im so sorry. The u. K. [appl
Sorry, i just had to. [laughter] honestly, this is just incredible. Im so glad to be here and to watch everybody. So much toit means me, it really does. Off theincoherent, and cuff, but i had to say something. This is just incredible. [applause] i would like to open more properly by thank you mr. And mrs. Stone for their incredible remarks. Mr. Stone is the reason i am here now. I did not think i could make it at first, and he persuaded me to leave in the middle of finals week to be with you here today. [laughter] happen. It mr. Stone, im glad to say, you were right. When i heard i was going to have to come up here and actually say something, im not going to lie, i had no frame of reference to approach this. On some level, i still dont. To be here, among people who have done far more for the cause then i have is terribly humbling. Why me . When arthur sat me down and said i had been given this award, i did not think i have done anything to do it. Im used to speaking my mind, and they w