October 14, 2008

Thank you very much. Thank you Ziad for the kind, warm introduction.  Madame Secretary, Ladies and Gentlemen, Good Morning to all of you.  It is indeed a great honor for me to share the stage with someone I truly respect, admire and to whom I am deeply grateful, and the Palestinian people are grateful for the great effort she has been making and the leadership she’s been demonstrating in trying to move the cause of peace in the region forward.