All right. Great. Well get started now. I would like to introduce our keynote speaker. He served as the south Korean Ambassador to korea and austria. Minister chao worked on a variety of issues including trade, Nuclear Security and Climate Change policy. He was also a visits process sore. Please give a welcomed round of applau applause. Well have him come and give his remarks. Thank you. Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen. Im delighted to be here today to attend this forum cohosted by the csis. Today i would like to talk about the three challenges korea has been facing and how crucial the alliance has been in overcoming those challenges. My remarks today however are not an expression of the official position of the korean government as in fact i do not deal with the issues im going to talk about today. I would rather present my own personal observation and the korean policy on these challenges or issues. 20 years ago i would you say here in washington, d. C. Working as an committee of