mr. dempsey you are recognized for five minutes. >> thank you mr. chairman. chairman hastings, members of the committee, my name is ray dempsey and i'm vice president for bp america. i've worked for bp for more than 20 years. ifill a variety of management and operational worlds and engineering strategy and financial areas. during the response, i oversaw the st. petersburg florida joint information center where bp worked with the coast guard and other federal and state government representatives to share information on spill related efforts. the deepwater horizon accident was a tragic event that profoundly affected us all. from the outset, bp has been committed and remains committed today to meeting our obligations in the gulf coast. while we appreciate the committee's attention to the joint investigation report, given the ongoing litigation and multiple investigations, bp cannot discuss details regarding findings of their report. that said i will do my best to answer your questions and to convey to you the actions bp has taken since the accident. the joint inv

mr. gabriel put tone. general martin dempsey and mrs. dempsey. >> the new chairman of the joint chiefs of staff general martin dempsey, his birthday dinner as chairman. also attending this evening defense secretary leon panetta. >> the honorable mike atkins. mr. harrell poe. >> we are going to be the booksellers area and take you to the front to the north portico where president of obama and michelle obama will be welcoming the south korean president and his wife momentarily. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] ♪ ♪ >> the arrival at the north portico, president lee myung-bak and his wife mrs. kim yong bok at the white house at the state dinner about to get underway as a return to the booksellers area. we will stay live here at c-span3. writing about the relationship between president obama and the south korean president mark lander writes today that the two men have also built a personal bond with mr. lee become among a small number of leaders wh

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mr. secretary and general dempsey, so much for visiting us today. i have to say i've been incredibly encouraged, more so than any hearing identify attended thus far -- i've attended thus far in my time here because you've discuss inside a direct way the need to assess risk, to accept risk, to articulate precisely which risks we're willing to accept, to do the whole probability of risk times anticipated cost of any given threat. that's exactly the sort of analysis that i've been pushing for for months here, and i know others have as well. and so i thank you for your leadership. coming out of that analysis, of course, we'll be able to, i hope, prioritize missions, and that in turn will inform our spending decisions here in washington; where do we fund personnel, what skill sets are needed, what weapons platforms. that's the way we do business, and it's really refreshing. i'm going to pivot a bit, having given you those kudos to the war in afghanistan where i see less clarity, and i hope in coming weeks and months perhaps years we'll be required to get

mr. vice president, secretary panetta, general dempsey, distinguished guests, people i've worked so hard many of whom have become great friends -- the general from russia, general richards from the u.k., of from denmark, family and

mr. vice president, secretary panetta, general dempsey, distinguished guests, people i've worked so hardhe general from russia, general richards from the u.k., of from denmark, family and friends, and and women -- men and women, thank you and good morning. we are delighted to share this specl day with you. this was about three years and six months too long. marks the culmination of our 43 years together in the united states navy. i walk to date one in the naval academy in the summer of 1964, took a young pretty girl to the army- navy game in 17, in the struggle to graduate a year later and then ask that girl to marry me. had a few objections. triggering them, i thought, maybe i would not marry me either. i had some luck and she did. deborah, possibly be to express the depth of my love or the full measure of my admiration. completely in ways i have only recently come to understand. i am wiser, it is for your counsel. if i am wiser, it is for your courage. the father of a navy seal killed on that day last august wrote to me of your tenderness and kindness when you agreed with him at dover

mr. secretary, director clapper, director petraeus, general dempsey he wore all that table 318 which haseen a source of trouble throughout the evening. general odierno, a sergeant major of the army chandler, all of you with all the stars in the crowd this evening like the academy award except it's definitely the wrong guy you have to the podium i'm truly humble by this honor which is an honor as well for the foreign service of the united states i've been privileged to represent that service for almost 40 years and i decided to see here tonight several of my colleagues who served with me in beirut and the ambassador riis and embassador recent know that is not an echo in the foreign service and a tandem couple can both rise to the rank of ambassador and both left embassies when they were in charge to server our country together with general petraeus engender odierno and so many others in a common effort for america's interest. i'm going to be very brief tonight. i know you've had a very successful but very intense several days here, the kind of convention that over the last 14 years the ch

mr. vice president, secretary panetta, general dempsey, distinguished guests, including some of my counterparts from around the world that i have worked so hard with, many of whom have become great friends. general richard from the u.k.. family and friends, men and women, and families of the united states armed forces. thank you and good morning. deborah and i are humbled by your presence and delighted by the chance to share this special day with you. for us, it does not cap off a four year stint on the joint staff. anyone will tell you, is about four years and two must too long. caps our years together in the united states navy. i walked through gate 1 in the summer of 1964. i took a young, pretty california girl to an army-navy game in 1967. famously struggle to graduate one year later. i ask that girl to marry me. she actually had a few objections. after hearing them, i thought, maybe i would not marry me either. [laughter] once again, i had some luck and she did. deborah, and possible would be to convey to you the deapth of my love and the full measure of my admiration. you complete me in w