haven't seen hiv infection from 1999 and they have been what made this physical. you must remember that this has happened in combination of interventions and behavioral intervention like family planning and preventing infection in young women. it summary i am saying we need to target population for intervention. not popular basedn summary i am to target population for intervention. not popular based intervention but target the population that fit the population and have an appropriate intervention package for each population. it is clear the interventions and things that were in cambodia may be different for heterosexual individuals in africa. we have proven intervention to be highly effective so we must

carefully select biomedical and behavioral tools which are appropriate for each at risk population. for high impact we must have high coverage and we need to wink testing to serve ass and move away from stand-alone hiv testing and reduce linkages from testing to when people get intervention. the process of prevention needs to involve the communities for them to really have high impact. in conclusion i would like to see that we have a real opportunity to make a remarkable difference. this is not a choice. it is an obligation and you shall be judged how well we use the knowledge we have to keep men and women from getting affected and hopefully fulfil a

dream for future generations of h i v streamline. i would like to acknowledge the conference organizers for inviting me. my own institutions and all the investigators and everybody with hiv prevention tools, the kenyan prevention revolution which is thinking in this link. i would like to thank all of you for listening to me today. thank you. [applause] >> please welcome dr. stefano bertozzi, director of h i v global health programs at the bill and melinda gates foundation. >> thank you.

my distinct pleasure to introduce a long time friend and colleague, bernhardt is director of the evidence innovation and policy where he has been for the last two years. in moved to geneva from beijing where he was the country coordinator and prior to that was at the global fund where he was director of performance evaluation and policy and prior to that director of the w h o hiv department. we met when he was director of the national aids program in lieu of germany. he was trained largely in germany but the u.s. also claims him as a favorite son because it was part of his training at the centers for disease control and prevention. we will now listen to him present on what does it take to turn the tide. [applause]

>> thank you. dear friends, many of you like many of you, i have been in the fight against aids for long time. we have seen years of despair which turned around to become an amazing progress and hope. thanks to a civil society activism, to the point that we turned around the pandemic. infections are dropping in many countries. millions getting affordable treatment and the most affected countries the number of people who die of aids has come down significantly. the science of hiv has made tremendous progress. so much that it has instigated a

new old vision. we now there to think about gold -- discrimination and -- we have a long way to go. we need to invest in what we know works and as i will show you it is possible. as much change as we have seen today the world outside aids has been changing more dramatically. my message today is simple. in this new and complex world poverty is as bad a problem as ever. the days of a simple world of rich countries and for once is gone and with it we should abandon the concept of dependency and charity and habitual ways of thinking and acting and explores the many exciting possibilities of

cooperation, activism, financing that this world offers. in this environment the forces that make a difference are horizontal and partnership based. the fight against aids must be a shared responsibility and global solidarity between activists and governments. among all countries independent of income and among men and women. what are these dramatic changes? the dramatic rise of official development assistance has come to an end land dedicated to fighting aids has remained flat since 2009 at least for now. continue to advocate for funding. we need to learn how to do more with what we have got. we need to focus on specific

conditions that facilitate hiv transmission and prioritize interventions that make the most difference. one year ago a strategic investment framework to do exactly this. the framework focuses on six basic programs proven to work. we must invest our precious resources in them but also invest in resources and programs called critical enablers creating social and legal environment that enables people to take up these programs and stay on them. this means ending discrimination, gender inequality and protecting viral populations. let me show you what we can achieve by applying the new approach. for you can see what happens if you continue the same investment

level over the coming ten years and do the same things we have done so far. exactly nothing. 16 to $17 million fighting aids without the number of new infections. this on the other hand is what the strategic investment framework is likely to achieve. to focus and bring down processes. it requires a certain investment for a while taking an additional $7 billion in 2015 and goes down gradually. $7 billion is a position even in this environment. in return new infections found by over half in five years. it certainly does look like a good investment to me. to me the choice is clear. let us a noun or and not

forever. we need to focus onpay noun or forever. we need to focus on doing the right things. brazil and the russian federation have roughly the same population size. the same gdp and roughly the same amount of money in fighting aids. russia does not that good return for investment. for access to evidence informed hiv prevention and treatment services to people who use drugs and other key populations violating human rights and renders the response ineffective on domestic resources allocated to hiv. unfortunately russia is not alone. many countries driven by ideology, not evidence and

failed to protect key populations from discrimination and violence that make it almost impossible for them to take up prevention and treatment. brazil and other countries, poor investments and outcomes can be avoided. we need to do the right things but also need to do the right things the right way. colleagues and friends, something very interesting is happening. this chart in africa, treatment numbers have to continue to go up in the past two years with stagnation and funding. a lot of clever and dedicated people making sure services are delivered more efficiently making sure more people receive service for the same amount of money. many of you sitting in this room

today, let us be inspired by all of those who make this happen and there is more we can do. we can use innovation better, find new ways of preventing resistance, simplify procedures and use lower based solutions if possible and reduce prices further. we have seen significant new combinations of the past three years but there is still room for further reduction as we have seen last week when president clinton announced what is available for $125 per first year. experience has taught us these must come from combination of innovation and design, activism and of the milieus of flexibility with interest and

incentives and competition. and 5% of total cost in south america to 20% in sub-saharan africa and 30% in the caribbean and substantial scope -- is also clear externally driven solutions other costs. overhead goes down by 18% for every dollar replaced by domestic funding. taxpayers want to know that the money is used as efficiently as possible but cost reductions alone cannot assure that we will reach goals for the coming decades. we need to find different resources. and we need to think new fee and we need to understand the way it

is changing around us. this is a map of the world in 2000. always considered low income by the world bank. this picture shaped our world view until today. what has happened and continue to happen as we go to 2020 in in eight years from now, from 73 to 20. the trend is even stronger today. looking at how it changes, begin to fight for universal access to treatment and the global fund, 70% of people with hiv live in low-income countries. it is about 13%.

many countries are getting richer. most people in them are not. most of the world's poorest people in middle income countries and this trend will not abate over coming decades. between rich and poor as wide as ever. it is unchallenged of redistribution, rather than being transferred from rich countries to 4 one this. many economies made significant efforts to reduce poverty and health spending. hundreds of millions will suffer as countries become less eligible for foreign aid and domestic policies and dramatic inequality in favor of the 4. takes out pafford as one

example. this graph represents economic growth. these bars represent a share of the country's income helped by each population. that is a share of income held by 20% who are the poorest. it has not budged the gdp of the last decade. need to go beyond thinking of the nation is the only relevant entity. what is happening with in this rapidly growing economy is the sharper split between the 4 countries and increasingly -- and increasing share of people with hiv. big cities are the battleground of the pandemic and also the

most resources available dedicated to the fight against aids. in 2025 and concentrated in just -- around the globe. 25% of the world's population. two of every three people living with hiv live in urban areas. a huge potential for all of us to approach a new breed of urban entrepreneurs to discuss how best to find aids street by street and quarter by quarter. it demands a different approach and cities face different problems and opportunities on the countryside. estimated funding levels on international funding in 2009.

global resources 11% in 2011 because of the steady increase of domestic resources, brazil and south africa this means a remarkable 20 points. overall 15% domestic resources made up for the stagnation international funding. 81 countries increase domestic funding by 50% between 2006-2011 and for the first time ever domestic resources exceed international funding. but still only a couple countries in the african union are living up to national leaders own commitment dedicating 15% of domestic budgets to elf -- health. not unreasonable for these

people to demand government live up to that. more than 80% of the people who receive aids treatment every day and every morning. that is unacceptable. such dependencies simply must end. [applause] standing in lower middle-income countries was $710 billion in 2011. if you do nothing else, current health budgets this will lead $670 billion by 2020. of countries were to raise health budgets to 50% proper government revenue domestic health spending would increase $700 billion to two trillion by

2020. such increases would benefit aids and countries face as many challenges just looking for seven billion more. one of the important challenges in middle income countries is to assess reliable sources of predictable government revenue. efficient tax at lower rate and large base. products seen as an effective way to discourage unhealthy practices and fuel taxes and financial transaction taxes have been considered and introduced over the past years. 15 of the g 20 countries have a form of financial security.

this is important and need to realize by appointing taxes is never easy. it is more feasible to do so country by country than to organize global agreement even if the global agreement where desirable. behind me are examples of taxes some of which were implemented in one of several african countries. these are extrapolated into of sub-saharan africa to give you an idea of the magnitude. you cannot expect that all of these would be implemented at the same time. each one of these would generate significant resources in the fight against aids domestically. to fight for the 4 and marginalized, to ashore it is seen as a national -- exploit opportunities for domestic funding none of this will be

achieved without a strong activist voice. i believe the biggest challenge for global aids activist movement today is to turn the focus back on human rights and health responsibilities of governments in individual countries. there is that national activist movements. let me be clear. let us not take the pressure of the world's richest countries to meet obligations but let us not believe the only solution was with heckling of the g-8 leaders. there is a need to see the resources to support movements for help and the lower margins of society. particularly those wrong decriminalized, men have sex

with men and people who use drugs. [applause] development partners can be very strategic. the recent cut in traditional donor spending -- campaigning hardest. funding should be channeled to activist hiding with domestic solutions will the government responsible for human-rights obligations for all their citizens and my advice -- more than anything else support and encourage movements and solutions from the country by country, city by city and province by province. [applause] i have talked about possibilities of increased domestic funding for low and middle income countries. let us not forget there will be

quite a number of middle-income countries and people who continue to need significant amounts of outside assistance in the next decade and beyond. to continue to push for global solidarity as evidenced by the main source of external funding today. they need to get the resources to do what is needed. let us not forget despite the global financial crisis there are economic policies in these countries and if it is nothing else then apply this to levels -- could be another $50 billion annually by 2020 in addition to the $30 billion we have today. we have shown before clearly more than 70 high income

countries and we need to think beyond these countries. let us explore new sources of income at the global level. many of you dedicated much time and effort to secure in global financial transaction. this is a great opportunity. let me also mention some others. the world bank and the imf over time markets and governments should price carbon taxes, attacks on shipping and aviation, 64 usd much of which to compensate the damage of global warming but also conceivably could be used for health. some years ago from loading investments for health. such opportunities are fully

explored it. bill gates mentioned potential for investments by funds that now exist and focus on production. also pointed out funds and india successfully experienced this, $4 billion would be generated to invest 1% of savings. and financing of billions of dollars which the united states and other countries occasionally charge and anticompetitive practices could be set aside for health assistance and these countries. a few weeks ago multinational company paid $3 billion in

fines. that could easily pay for a year for all those in treatment today. i can hear the cries of protest but let us ask our next to put in a good word for us. [applause] when it comes to funding i have hope. let us not accept the notion you cannot find relatively humble resources that pay for the basic services. the world overall is getting richer. we have to make it fair. the ability to do it more cheaply and efficiently, it can take tough decisions and focus on what makes the biggest

difference with only a fraction of the funding sources we can maket. progress so far has been phenomenal. domestic funding with larger international funding it would be exactly the wrong moment for international donors to cut back funding now that the dynamic is going to the right way. and sustainability and truly shared responsibility and solidarity. ten years ago in barcelona i put forward the goal of reaching three million people by twenty-five. we are at eight million today. the global aids movement has achieved amazing results for the last 30 years and no reason it should not continue to change

innovation, health and human rights. thank you. [applause] >> this morning treasury secretary geithner talks about the economy and the banking system. live coverage of the house financial services committee beginning at 9:30 eastern on c-span3 and c-span.org. >> you're watching c-span2 with politics and public affairs weekdays featuring live coverage of the u.s. senate. weeknights watch the public policy events and the latest nonfiction authors and books on booktv. you can see past programs and get our scandals that our web site and join in the conversation on social media sites.

>> army lieutenant general ronald burgess yesterday handed over directorsship of the defense intelligence agency to lieutenant-general michael flynn. this change of leadership ceremony took place in washington d.c. the headquarters of the intelligence agency. ronald burgess served in the u.s. army for 38 years. speakers include the commander of the strategic command, defense secretary leon panetta, chief of staff chairman martin dempsey, and james clapper. this is an hour and a half. >> ladies and gentlemen, please stand for the arrival of the official party, honors and participation of the colors and remain standing for the singing of the national anthem and the invocation. the national anthem will be sung

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and the home of the brast ♪ >> present arms. left. left. left. >> ladies and gentlemen, chaplain colonel retired, peter sharper will now give the invocation. >> would you bow your heads and pray with me. our heavenly father, we thank you for the privilege of pausing in the shadows the great monuments of our national heritage and in the midst of the leaders of our

nation to pray to you. it is fitting that we begin this ceremony in prayer because you have been our constant help in years past and you are our hope for the future. we ask for your presence today and for your continued guidance and protection upon our nation and upon our military men and women who are stationed around the world. lord, we're grateful for the opportunity in this ceremony to recognize and honor one of your choice leaders and faithful servants, general ron burgess. we thank you for his commitment, his dedication and his service to our country for over 38 years. he leaves a legacy of patriotism and sacrifice that sets an example for all of us to follow. the impact he has made on many lives and in the intelligence community is evident.

we acknowledge your unseen hand in guiding general burgess to this point in his life. you provided him with wisdom and you provided him with courage for his decisions and you have rewarded his untiring efforts with success. father, i thank you also for the priority that general burgess has always placed on his family. the love and support of his faithful wife and the deep respect of his children are he have -- evidence of a life well-spent. we're greatful for the dedication and the commitment of the entire burgess family to each other, to the nation and to their god. we pray for your continued blessings upon general and mrs. burgess as they begin a new chapter in their lives. now, lord, as general flynn assumes the leadership, we pray for him and for his family and the many men and

women under his leadership. give general flynn wisdom, give him tenacity and a servant heart and guide him for the sake our nation. in the name of christ i pray, amen. >> ladies and gentlemen, please be seated. and remain seated during the remainder of the ceremony unless directed otherwise. on behalf of the secretary of defense, the honorable lee on e. panetta, the director of national intelligence, the honorable james clapper, jr., the secretary of the army, honorable john mchugh, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, general martin dempsey and commander the united states strategic command, c. robert kaylor welcome to today's ceremony. you will witness the change of command for the joint functional component command for intelligence, surveillance and

reconnaissance as well as the defense intelligence agency change of directorship, as lt. general ronald l burgess, jr., passes the man tell of leadership to general michael t. flynn. the passing of colors is significant in it many ways. history and traditions and accomplishments of a unit are embodied in the colors and you will see passed today. the colors regard the glories of the past, they stand guard in the presence and inspire for the future. we are honored to have with us today a number of current or former national leaders active and retired senior military members and friends and family of both lt. general and mrs. burgess and lt. general and mrs. flynn. i would also like to acknowledge the united states army brass quintet for their musical contributions to this morning's ceremony.

at this time mrs. burgess is being presented with a bouquet of red roses, symbolic of the loving concern she has shown the dia family during her husband's tenure as director. [applause] mrs. flynn is being presented with a bouquet of yellow roses to welcome her into the dia family. [applause] flowers are also being presented to mrs. mary roger jordan, mrs. julia hissinger, mrs. mary houston, mrs. regina deboard, mrs. helen flynn, mrs. jen

flynn, and mrs. nicky flynn. [applause] ladies and gentlemen, lt. general burgess and lt. general flynn will now join general caylor at center stage for the jfccisr change of command. as a subordinate organization of the united states strategic command the joint functional component command for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance is responsible for recommending the allocation of isr capabilities to satisfy high priority combatant command and national operational and intelligence requirements. the director of the defense intelligence agency serves as the commander of the

jfccisr. by direction of the commander, united states strategic command lt. general michael t flynn is hereby appointed commander, joint functional component command for intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, effective, 24 july, 2012. ladies and gentlemen, the commander of the united states strategic command, general c. robert caylor. [applause] >> thank you and good morning. secretary panetta, director clapper, secretary mchugh,

general dempsey, distinguished guests, family my pleasure to preside over the ceremony for the joint functional component command for the surveillance and recone sans. may be the most complicated ceremony on record. in fact i'm interested to see how it is going to turn out. since 2005 jfccisr has executed united states strategic command's responsibility to plan, integrate isr in support of strategic and global operations. this is a responsibility we perform on behalf of all the combatant command and the men and women of the functional component have worked tirelessly to develop collection strategies, assess results and provide recommendations on the employment of isr assets to the secretary of defense and the president. jfccisr was purpose built to reside with and take advantage of the tremendous capabilities of our

teammates in the defense intelligence agency and the dia director was given a second hat as its commander. the alignment of jfccis r&d ia makes good sense. we have leveraged the capability of dia, the management responsibility of its director and global pan planning and operational focus of a combatant command. under general ron burgess's leadership the team has successfully 1/2 he gated the balancing of act. with assets always in short supply. and, in a complex operational environment the likes of which we have never seen before. in large measure because of their hard work the dod gathers the volumes of information and data needed to prevent strategic surprise and to support our joint commanders and forces in the field. ron, colleague, comrade, friend, thanks for being such a great member of

stratcome and leading the isr team in such an exemplary manner. the men and women of stratcom owe you a heartfelt gratitude and best wishes as to the next stage of your life. lieutenant mike flynn you put on a first number of hats. in fact you may qualify with the guy with the most hats. having multiple bosses is never easy but i believe secretary panetta, director clapper, the chairman, combatant commanders and i have basically the same goal. we will depend on you and your team to meet our isr needs using all your hats. it's a tough challenge but i'm confident you can count on the great professionals in jfccisr to as sell strategies and plans to get the job done. welcome to united states strategic command. good luck and best wishes for success in accomplishing your mission and i look forward to working with you as part of the great stratcom team. thank you. [applause]

>> ladies and gentlemen, lt. general burgess and lt. general flynn will now join secretary panetta at center stage for the defense intelligence agency change of directorship. by direction of the secretary of defense, lt. general ronald l. burgess, jr., will real link distinguish the directorship of the united states defense intelligence agency, effective 24 july, 2012. lt. general michael t. flynn is hereby appointed director, defense tell intelligence agency effective 24 july, 2012.

ladies and gentlemen, the secretary of defense, the honorable lee on e. panetta. [applause] >> thank you very much, ladies and gentlemen, distinguished guests, leaders of the department of defense, and leaders of the united states intelligence community. it is really an honor for me to be able to participate in this ceremony paying tribute to ron burgess and acknowledging that we have a new director here, mike flynn.

today we pay tribute to ron as he retires after 38 years of service to our nation. i am a big believer in public service to this country. as the son of italian immigrants my parents made very clear to me the responsibility that their children have to give something back to this country which had given so much to them. in his quiet italian way my father said, you better give something back to this country or i will kick your ass [laughing] so i was inspired to public service. and throughout my, almost 40

years i have really believed that public service and those dedicated to giving something back to this country is what america's all about. it's what keeps our democracy strong. and that's what ron burgess is all about. he is a great public servant. beyond that he is a great soldier. he's a great leader. he is a great intelligence innovator and leader in that community. and he's also a very dear friend. to me and to so many in this audience. ron, you've earned your retirement, my friend and take it from me, there is life afterward.

there are many who will want to make use of your great experience and your wife will love the additional income. [laughter] okay. that's what my wife said. but i hope you'll have a lot more success than i did at staying retired. as we celebrate ron we also have the opportunity to welcome another distinguished soldier, mike flynn. as he takes on the vital leadership role in our military intelligence community. this ceremony, this ceremony is about recognizing the impressive achievements of both of these extraordinary officers. but it is equally important

to pay tribute to their families. the love and support of their families has been absolutely critical and instrumental to their success. in that spirit i'd like to express my personal deep thanks to ron's wife, marta, who has been a patient and loving spouse and a wonderful mother to their five children. there is no way, there is no way we could do these jobs without the love and support of our familis. that's a reality and it's true here and i thank you for the support that you've provided throughout these years.

i know how much ron is looking forward to being able to spend more time with you and with the rest of the family. as long as that family doesn't interfere with another love of his life which is auburn football. let me also recognize and thank the flynn family, including mike's wife laurie and their two great sons. these are, as i said, tough jobs. they demand a lot of time and a lot of commitment and it is because of the tolerance, the patience, and the love our families that these jobs are able to be done. so in many ways the families that are here are part of the larger family that represents our community, our defense community and our intelligence community.

i deeply appreciate all of the support that you've given to mike, and to ron and the support that you will continue to provide as ron goes into retirement, and as mike assumes the leadership responsibilities here at the dia. i also want to extend my gratitude to the broader dia family. the dedicated men and women of the dia who work every day, every day, and every night without fanfare to keep our nation safe. last fall i had the chance to join ron here and the dia

community in commemorating the 50th anniversary of the defense intelligence agency's founding which took place during the kennedy administration. it was especially meaningful for me because like ron i began my career in public service as an army intelligence officer. i served for two years, became a second lieutenant, and then got the hell out. ron served a little longer. rose too much higher rank but now it's his turn to get the hell out. when i think back to those couple of years i spent in the army, i recall what intelligence was like then and what intelligence is

like now. when i was, when i was in the army it was pretty much a stovepiped operation. there was very little sharing of information among the military services. if i gave any information to another service, it was subject to court-martial. the reality was that there was very little of the kind of joint operation, joint sharing, that goes on today. and years later i personally experienced the changes that had taken place with my son. i have three sons. one of my sons was activated in the navy and went in as an intelligence officer in the navy and his first post that he reported was not a navy post. he reported to the fort

bragg for training and then from fort bragg went to bagram in afghanistan where he was working with the other services, with the cia, in an intelligence unit working together to share information and intelligence. the landscape has changed dramatically but has changed for the better. dia in particular has evolved into a global agency that operates wherever our forces are engaged and at every point along the chain of command. military intelligence is now far more integrated, far more effective and more vital than ever to our ability to defend this

country. and ron burgess has been instrumental in that transformation. particularly over the last decade ron has helped bring about that fusion of military and intelligence capabilities that has really been a the heart and soul of our intelligence effort in this country and throughout the world. has been a game-changer on the battlefield. as a former director of the cia i can personally attest to how important that military intelligence relationship has been. the ability of the military and intelligence communities to work together has been incredibly important to

protecting this country. there isn't a mission that i had at the cia that could have been accomplished without that partnership. whether it was the raid on bin laden, whether it was going after al qaeda's leadership, whether it is going after terrorists in yemen and somalia or north africa or wherever they're at. intelligence and military officers and agents, people working together, has been absolutely essential to our ability to accomplish that mission. and ron has been an important part of that relationship. during the time i was director of the cia he and i would go to graduation ceremonies at intelligence areas where, we're not only educating intelligence officers, we were, we were educating military officers in intelligence capabilities. and now as secretary of

defense, there is no way, there is no way i could accomplish our defense mission without the support of intelligence. there's no way. whether i'm dealing with what is happening in iran, whether i'm dealing with what's happening in syria, whether we're dealing with what's happening with regard to the middle east in general, whether we're dealing with north korea, and whether we're dealing with afghanistan and the enemies we confront there. whether we're dealing with pakistan. whether we're dealing with cyber war. whether we're dealing with china. whatever challenge we are facing in today's world, it could not be done without good intelligence. and the ability to know what others are doing and what they intend to do. as someone who depends as i said every day on good intelligence and on dia's

analytical work i've been very fortunate to have benefited from ron's judgment and from his service. and it is our good fortune that we have another extremely capable officer ready to assume that mantle of leadership. mike flynn brings to this position decades of experience in military intelligence. his knowledge of the 21st century battlefield is unsurpassed. i had the opportunity to see his impressive work up close as director of the cia. a chance to see it up close when he was in afghanistan doing tremendous work there. and i have full confidence that he is the right man to lead the more than 16,000 dedicated professionals that are here at the dia.

you had a great leader in ron burgess and you now have another great leader in mike flynn. as secretary of defense and as an american i am deeply grateful that our department has men and women that the caliber of these two who are willing to dedicate their lives to defending the values that we cherish and the freedom that we hold so dear to our heart. we have a lot of new and exciting technology in the defense business. i have some of the most sophisticated systems in the

world in terms of weaponry and in terms of technology. and even in the intelligence world we now have some of the most exciting new technologies that are being developed. but let me tell you something. none of that, none of that, would be worth a damn were it not for the good people and the good leaders who understand, not only how to use that technology but are dedicated to defending this country. may god bless them, may god bless this agency, and may god bless the united states of america. thank you. [applause]

>> ladies and gentlemen, the director of the defense intelligence agency, lt. general michael t. flynn. [applause] >> mr. secretary before i get going with some remarks, my irish mother always uses choice words as well and i know as she talked about she was being reminded about how many hats i was supposed to be wearing in this job, she says well they will keep his head warm. [laughter] to begin i want to say welcome to everyone for attending today's great ceremony. as the secretary reminded us the men and women of dia are an extraordinary group of intelligence professionals as we recognize a great leader ron burgess for his service in dia and the over these many years this is

about the military and all the families that make up this global organization currently deployed in 139 countries around the world with over 500 serving our combat forces in afghanistan. secretary panetta, director clapper, secretary mchugh, chairman of our joint chiefs, general dempsey, mrs. dempsey, general kehlir, distinguished members of congress, other civilian and military leaders fellow agency directors, flag officers and all the members representing our senior executive service. i also want to welcome our coalition partners and thank each of i for being steadfast in partnership together with the united states against our many shared challenges. there's a great quote that goes, the will to win means nothing without the will to prepare. as our new defense strategy highlights through developing new and inno site tiff partnerships in the coming century we can demonstrate that we have both. again, thanks to all of you who are here today. i next want to express my sincerest congratulations to the burgess family.

our husband and dad has had a great service to our nation and played a significant role in transforming the united states intelligence community, especially following the tragic events of 9/11, a powerful legacy to be sure. i would also like to recognize and welcome those from the flynn family. it is about 2/3 of this row back. the flynns, the andreds, andrews and o'neill chance who are here most especially my mother who i recognized a moment ago, helen flynn. thanks, mom, for all you've done for us and we love you dearly. and finally -- [applause] and thomas is doing okay with those cookies. to each member of my family i want to say how much laurie and i deeply appreciate all of you taking time out of your crazy schedules. it means more than you will

ever know. finally to all our other friends and guests, laurie and i simply want to say thanks for being here. in the bittersweet tradition of military changes of command it is important to take time to reflect on those things that matter most to us in uniform and in command. and as anyone who has ever served in command knows, it is always about balancing the mission while simultaneously taking care of the people. in today's very uncertain environment dia stand out as the world's premier military intelligence agency. there are simply none better. the teams of people representing this world class outfit range from our great afghanistan, pakistan task force directly supporting general allen where many of our civilians and military remain forward-deployed in afghanistan. to our counter terrorists intelligence specialists supporting our special operations forces globally deployed. to those in our ranks supporting our nation's rebalance toward the asia-pacific basin a space not only vital to the united states and our allies but as our defense strategy

highlights it represents an increasing need for all us to engage in new innovative partnerships especially intelligence. lastly to those making possible our newly established defense service. this effort will change the way defense intelligence supports our warfighters and our nation around the world. as we transition further into the second decade of the 21st century we should constantly remind ourselves of our agency's history and legacy, one which ron burgess took to the next stage much excellence and what makes us as good as we are. that is all about our values in which we live by such as team work and the principles which we operate within such as trust, and more importantly, what makes us the best at what we do and that is all about the people of dia. dia has always been and will remain a highly agile, adaptive workforce and will stand unyielding in times of crisis as it supports our military forces and war fighting commands. di happen. has always responded to rapidly changing global events.

it has demonstrated an amazing level of resiliency regardless of increased demands. yet despite the many challenges we face the people of dia continue to stand firm in their commitment to our nation's defense as we transition from one leader to another it is more than just about changing riders. it is about using these opportunities to reflect on the direction of the organization and gain a clear understanding for the changes that lie ahead. for dia it is about shaping and redirecting our defense clandestine service and partnering even more closely with our combatant commanders, our national intelligence and law enforcement agencies and our coalition partners. it is about our entire analysis system and how it takes shape in an era where information and intelligence as well as the nature of the threat are difficult to discern and steal a line from director clapper, our director of national intelligence, the speed which our environment changes is unlike anything we've seen in the past. it is about how we support our people, how we give them

the necessary tools for professional and leader development as well as training and educating our workforce and how we better analyze and balance risk while understanding the challenges and opportunities as well as the changing nature of the threat through smartly matching our people with our science and technology capabilities. these are and will remain vital components of this great agency and are simply world class. dia and the people within it, stand above all others around the world and are recognized boeings for their professionalism and their steadfast readiness to routinely step up to support our nation regardless of the adversity and challenges we may face. i believe in and will continue to showcase dia as a world class organization with world-class talent. dia remain as keystone within our defense department and it is also a vital member of our overall national security structure. again, mr. secretary, i want to say thanks to you for this terrific opportunity. it is an absolute honor to be standing here today.

thanks to many leaders and mentors that helped me along my general and made it possible for me to stand here today. again thanks to ron burgess and your entire family. yours and marta's incredible years and numerous sacrifices for our country leaves a lasting legacy of extraordinary service. you are both truly inspirational. laurie and i are excited about the months and years ahead. again our many thanks to all for attending today's ceremony. thank you. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, please stand for the departure of the secretary of defense. can ♪ .

>> please be seated. lige, the director of national intelligence, the honorable james r. clapper, jr. [applause] >> you notice that the as the secretary departs, so does his chair. well, this is a very difficult ceremony for me in many ways, giving up mike flynn and saying good-bye to ron burgess overlaid over the fact of course that as a former director of dia this is very special to me. so i'm honored and privileged to be a part of this. many recall the famous article mike flynn wrote called, a blueprint for making intelligence relevant. which is one of the reasons why i brought mike to odni,

to fix all the intelligence issues that he had been complaining about. [laughter] this reminds me of the old saw of my dad's who served in the army for 28 years. you know, you take the guy that complains about the chow in the chow hall, make him the mess officer. that is kind of what he is going to continue to do here i think at dia. i couldn't have been more pleased by the phenomenal things mike did for the entire intelligence community as the head of our partner engagement directorate at odni. our partners, allies and friends, many of whom are represented here today around the world as well as our colleagues across the u.s. government at the federal state, local and tribal levels. those in the private sector and academic circles are really the key to making intelligence integration really happen. there was no doubt in my mind mike, who has been a legend in the army in the earliest days who was known

as second lieutenant who went to grenada on his own would exceed all expectations and i know he did. he and laurie will continue to do great work here at dia. congratulations to them and this great agency. ron burgess yesterday attended his last executive committee meeting with me and the 16 leaders of the intelligence community. so we shared some great stories about him and it got as up is occasions do, a little emotional. not as emotional as an auburn-alabama football game but still emotional. i find out, i found out, thanks to mary lajere, the army finally gets to retired the polyester green uniform now that ron's retiring. [applause] as you all know and as very eloquently attested to

already ron has had a very, very distinguished career spanning almost four decades. but i would like to fast forward him to the time when he was a brand new three-star general, when the office of director of national intelligence was standing up about seven years ago. ron was offered the job of what was called the ddni for customer outcomes, parens, requirements. i'm told that he said, it sounded, and i'm quoting here, it sounded a bit air forcesy but i decided to give it a try. [laughter] and i think general schwartz is here. i'm assuming air forcesy is a compliment. then the first thing he asked, how soon can i change that name? the answer is about, less than a year and despite the strange title he was basically the chief of staff of for the office director of national intelligence and over the next four years he

also served about a year and a half of that time, dual-hatted as the acting principle deputy dni. somehow he always found the time to work out in the gym, a man after my own heart and as i see in the newspaper, dave petraeus too. i understand that as a at a dia town hall where a woman was signing for the hearing impaired ron graciously announced that he was giving civilians three hours a week to work out. he proudly claimed, that was the minimum time necessary to skultp a body that was quote, eye candy like his. [laughter] and then as now some laughter broke out. not so much because of the comement itself but because of the woman who was signing. she made the hour blast symbol with her hands to represent eye candy. you may not, you may or may not know that ron was a jedi

knight. the slang term for a graduate from the school of advanced military studies at fort leavenworth. this is evidence i think of beneath ron's southern country boy demeaner, razor sharp intellect. i, and because of his interest in education i really appreciated ron taking the lead on professional education for the entire intelligence community transitioning what had been the national defense intelligence college into what is now the national intelligence university. that's especially impressive when you consider his advice to his own children going to college when he said, quote, it is only a lot of reading if you do it. [laughter] more seriously ron made a huge difference at dia as has been already characterized in some ways. yesterday for example, we presented ron with a special award recognizing his leadership in fostering

equal opportunity and diversity, not only at dia but as the role model of leadership for the entire community . . some just from growing up in north carolina and alabama. my favorite is running naked down the street ringing a gong.

picturesque image. another is something has been dream about, ironic because he will be the first to admit that margot is the one responsible for his success. if you move around the world with him finding a the kids she home schools and always convinced pc sing was an adventure. you will be recognized and appropriately so for your distinguished service to this agency and the country. we thank you for that. i will finish with one last inspirational memorable thing to s say, quote, first get it right, then get it first. you and marcia clearly did that. you will be missed. i am glad you are not going too far away. you will always be part of the family.

we will undoubtedly be calling upon you for something down the road the first when we do call on you it will not be on thanksgiving weekend. every intelligence analysts from the world knows that the burgess family will be walking -- watching the auburn tigers take on the crimson tide. thank you for your service to our country. on behalf of the intelligence community is my honor to be still on news that distinguished service medal. >> ladies and gentlemen, director clapper will present the distinguished service medal to ronald burgess. it reads lieutenant general ronald burgess jr. united states army is hereby awarded the national service distinguished medal in recognition of extraordinary contributions from may of 1974 to july of 2012. during his distinguished 30 year

career lieutenant general ronald burgess was a driving force in the department of defense and the united states intelligence community providing leadership and strategic vision contributing to the safeguarding of our national security interests. in every position of increased responsibility lieutenant general ronald burgess guided outcomes that strengthened our national and military intelligence capabilities during the most challenging periods in our nation's history. his dedication to duty, selfless devotion to our duty and unparalleled personal drama were instrumental in transforming defense intelligence into a cooperative enterprise to better serve national policymakers leaguers the combatant commanders at war fighters. lieutenant general ronald burgess's distinguished accomplishments reflect the highest credit on himself, the defense intelligence agency and the intelligence community.

signed james clapper jr. director, national intelligence. [applause] ladies and gentlemen, the ceremony will now continue with the retirement of lieutenant general ronald burgess. beginning with remarks by the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, general martin dempsey. [applause] >> thanks very much. there is no truth to rumors that if we can stretch the ceremony beyond noon that your retirement percentage goes up so that -- this is the defense intelligence agency so i will pose a profound question. what do a yellow school bus and

dinosaur and helicopter and motorcycle have in common? you can't answer that question but thomas can because that is the array of toys that confronts me as i've looked over the podium. i will be fascinated to find out exactly how that combination fits together. i am honored to be here today. much has been said to command ron for his accomplishments but i will let go a few of those comments. in the defense and national intelligence community you have clearly been something i referred to as a leader of consequence and a champion to those we place in harm's way around a global. puget the difficult path early in your career at a time of great transition for our nation. we are fellow members of your group 1974 so we experience with keith alexander and david petraeus particular challenges. the force was exhausted by

vietnam. budgets were in decline and the emerging threats foreshadowed a dramatically changed post cold war security environment. much of your career has been hidden from the public's eyes even from those of your family. you worked behind the scenes at every level of leadership across multiple agencies, command and crises to give our nation's best to critical information that they needed with the speed, precision and accuracy that they required. instinctively you understood that in the security environment full of challenges and surprises adaptation and flexibility are the keys to success. you consistently led organizations in ways that strengthen them and produced outstanding results. your insights from leading army and joined intelligence operations around the world pay dividends at decade later when those same foundations became central to our success in iraq

and afghanistan. your leadership enabled us to partner with allies and forge a bond of trust between intelligence and special operators and keep america safe at home and abroad. more importantly you never forgot as secretary panetta reminds us that intelligence is fundamentally about people. men and women, military and civilians serving here and in harm's way. you set the example for your people and you inspired their confidence and give them the right tools and put them forward and got out of their way so they could do their best work and they certainly have. i know you leave here today confident that your successor michael flynn shares the same traits and he too will extend the momentum you have established here. you are a gifted intelligence professional and leader and in my judgment there is no better choice for the director of this agency to take the mandel and

carry it on with the extraordinary professionalism that has always exhibited and kate mueller, good to see you again. you have to google that later if you like. you have been set up for success and you will be a fantastic command team for the men and women of the defense intelligence agency. beyond your remarkable leadership, we honor your 38 years as a truly grateful for and family man. will rogers said all a man can hope to do in life is leave the wood pile higher than he found it. you left our profession better and higher than you found it. marta, x and my gratitude for your rock steady support and patience, service and sacrifices and especially for the family you raised. everybody said something about their connection to auburn university. i would like to highlight that

there's a young auburn university farming could that. let's give them a round of applause. [applause] your ability to connect with families across our force and those with unique and special missions have been inspirational. we thank you. i offer our special thanks for your sacrifice over the years. i know you have given great strength and inspiration and proud of your service too. ron and the burgess family, thank you for 38 years of extraordinary service to our nation. many will truly never know the details of your journey, the american people are grateful for all you have done. good luck, got speed and god bless you and a great nation you serve. [applause]

>> lieutenant general burgess will join general dempsey center stage. please remain seated as general dempsey presents the distinguished service medal to lieutenant-general burgess. lieutenant-general ronald burgess, united states army distinguished himself by superior service while serving as the seventeenth director of defense intelligence agency from march of 2009 to july of 2012. drawing on his exceptional leadership skills amid change and uncertainty, lieutenant-general burgess focus the agency on the greatest challenges confronting the united states including afghanistan and pakistan, iraq illegally iran, transnational terrorism and strategic vice, surprise elsewhere around the

globe. in doing so lieutenant-general burgess redefined d.i.a. affability and demonstrated the ability to serve in support of contingency operations and crises in all his endeavors. he consistently guided outcome that strengthened national and military capabilities amid selfless devotion to duty and unparalleled personal drama have been instrumental in transforming defense intelligence into a cooperative enterprise. through his distinctive accomplishments lieutenant-general burgess culminates the distinguished 30 year career in the service of our nation and reflect great credit upon himself, united states varney, defense intelligence agency and the department of defense. [applause]

>> by order of the secretary of the army lieutenant-general ronald burgess jr. is retired from the united states army effective 1 september 2012 after more than 30 years of faithful and honorable service. [applause] ladies and gentlemen, general dempsey will present a certificate of appropriation from the commander in chief which reads i extend to you my

personal thanks and sincere appreciation of a grateful nation for your contribution of honorable service to our country. you have helped maintain the security of the nation during the critical time in its history with a devotion to duty and spirit of sacrifice in keeping with the proud tradition of military service. your commitment and dedication have been an inspiration for those who will follow in your footsteps and for all americans who join me today in saluting you for a job well done. my best wishes to you for happiness and success in the future. signed barack obama, commander-in-chief. [applause] general dempsey will now present a certificate of retirement to lieutenant-general burgess.

it reads -- [laughter] -- to all who shall see the president's greeting this is to certify lt. general ronald burgess jr. having served faithfully and honorably was retired from the united states army on the first day of september in the year 2012. signed raymond the air no, general of the united states army, chief of staff. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, secretary of the army, john m mchugh