Good morning. Thank you for joining us today. Its a great turnout on an important issue and i am heartened to see so many people here for this conversation. I want to welcome you here. Im the director of the alliance for a securing democracy. As an organization dedicated to strengthening Regional National global challenges and opportunities in the spirit of the marshall plan, weve always been at the forefront of his challenges in protecting the principles of democracy. Thats why we launched the democracy last summer in recognition of the need for a bipartisan transatlantic effort to understand and others are using to undermine democracies and strategies to defend against and deter such activities. They are all too familiar with thesee activities. It will be the surest way to preserve the foundation of strength. Over a year ago they assessed and moscow will apply the Lessons Learned fo from the campaign ordering that the election to future influence efforts worldwide. We know the effort