Guests of our speaker at the head table and in the audience. I would like to remind you that our head table includes guests of our speaker as well as working journalists who are club members. If you hear applause and our audience, i note the members of the general public who are , it is not from a lack of journalistic objectivity. Also want to welcome our cspan and public radio audiences. You can follow the action on ander using the hashtag pclunch. Npclunch. Now its time to introduce our head table guests. Will standeach one briefly as their names are announced. From your right, one minute, please. From your right, retired former managing Editor National geographic magazine. Please hold your applause. Etti. En loreng [applause] boussa founder and president of africa today which launches its operations on tuesday, august 5. I am also pleased to introduce mr. Moussa as a new National Press club member. A. Jeanjacques bui minister of infrastructures. Margaret ryan, north american course