ms. lind berg has lead the team in the response to the ongoing syria crisis. prior to joins she was president of the mercy corp. she spent 14 years. she held a number of leadership positions on including service as copresident of the board of directors of the u.s. global leadership coalition. one of the founders and board member of the national committee in n one of the founders and board members of the national committee in north corey and chair of the the management committee and also a member of the council on foreign relations. shield the b a and m a in english literature from stanford university and an aide in public administration from the john f. kennedy school of government at harvard university. the floor is yours. >> thank you very much. chairman smith, ranking member's -- bass, thank you for letting me testify today. congressman smith, thank you for leading the delegation and to all of you who ran during this important time and most of all, thanks to all of you for the ongoing support that enables us to do this life-saving were can't express who we