Hello, everyone. If i could ask the remaining folks [applause] im a board member with new america, and im very pleased to welcome you all here on behalf of new america nyc, the new york city home for new america, as we celebrate anne annemarie slaugs new book out tomorrow. [applause] for those of you who read the article that precipitated this book, why women still cant have it all, you know that most of us cant even think of doing half of what annemarie does. She was the first woman to serve as the director for policy planning at u. S. Department of state, she was the dean of the Woodrow Wilson school, shes the mother of two sons, shes the author of several books. And for the last two years, shes been the president and ceo of new america, for which we are very grateful to have her energy. Not to be outdone, her interviewer tonight is just teak quinn who is Justine Quinn who is the first female speaker of the council where she set the standard for her successors. More recently, shes be