i work very closely with ambassador ryan crocker, members of the u.s. embassy and the united nations special embassies and we all work closely together with our iraqi partners. i look forward to working just as closely with carl eikenberry. the nato senior civilian representative, stefan, the special representative of the u.n. secretary-general, the same position he held in baghdad, ambassador usakis the eu special representative and most importantly with president karzai and members of the afghan government. indeed, i ve talked in recent days with all the members of the team, including president karzai, as well as with ambassador richard holbrooke. we are all firmly united in seeking to forge unity of effort. as i noted in my testimony before this committee two weeks