So, i do not again, i apologize, i have sinuses and i do not wish to speak that long and hold you guys time and run down the resume. I have always wanted to serve in San Francisco, the most resourceful beautiful city in this world. Thank you guys very much. Thank you. Siam sorry, you guys. Any questions . ~ any questions . I think you came before one other time. Yeah, and i gave a hispanic lady there was not there had never been a hispanic woman on the Mental Health board before and i gave her an opportunity. And this is the she left. Im back again applying for the same [speaker not understood]. Right. Was it your children that went through the system . Excuse me . You mentioned last time Public Education system . No. Special Education System here in San Francisco . Family members that might have gone through the system for Mental Health. Yes, i had a Family Member here in San Francisco now. They may have received Mental Health Mental Health services, yes, in the Mental Health services
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Thank you for being here. It is my pleasure to introduce secretary of defense lloyd boston and general mark milley. The secretary and chairman will provide brief opening remarks and then we will have a few minutes to take some questions. I will moderate those questions and call on reporters and i would ask you to limit your followups since we do have a limited amount of time today. I appreciate your assistance with this. Mr. Secretary, over to you, sir. Good afternoon, everyone. We have made excellent progress at our sixth meeting of the Ukraine Defense group. We were joined by my good friend , ukraines minister of defense. And by major general, ukraines joined forces committee. I am very grateful to them for joining us and for their heroic leadership. They updated the Contact Group on the latest battlefield dynamics, on ukraines priority needs and on ukraines requirements to defend itself for the long haul. I am also very pleased that ministers and chiefs of defense from some 50 count
Has united the International Community. He made the comments in belgium where general mark milley and he our meeting with allies and other countries committed to providing Security Assistance to ukraine. Thank you for being here. It is my pleasure to introduce secretary of defense lloyd boston and general mark milley. The secretary and chairman will provide brief opening remarks and then we will have a few minutes to take some questions. I will moderate those questions and call on reporters and i would ask you to limit your followups since we do have a limited amount of time today. I appreciate your assistance with this. Mr. Secretary, over to you, sir. Good afternoon, everyone. We have made excellent progress at our sixth meeting of the Ukraine Defense group. We were joined by my good friend , ukraines minister of defense. And by major general, ukraines joined forces committee. I am very grateful to them for joining us and for their heroic leadership. They updated the Contact Group on