Welcome, everybody. Essencepretty much the of what the Aspen Institute has been and should always be about. , and frankly what our nation should always be about. There is a notion of really dedicated people of both parties coming together and trying to find common ground. It is under the auspices of the en strategy through strategy group. Condoleezza rice is cochair in the first year of the job. [applause] this is one of the first times four National Security advisers will be together. The current one, h. R. Mcmaster, is coming in tomorrow. You may notice that susan rice is missing. She will be here in about seven minutes. She is on her way from the airport. Just like bob gates last year, there is always someone who wants to make a dramatic entrance area entrance. [laughter] turn it over to a person everybody knows, and turns, executive director of the aspen nick burns, executive director of the Aspen Strategy Group. Tell when you first came here and why. The first time i came here was
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