he was born in 1955 and still lives in the same house in jericho. in true fashion, he's the scholar and policymaker, beginning the career as a professor of political science at the national university and as aaron david miller, whom you'll hear from in just a moment has said of his friend of 5 # years, he's, quote, seen it all and remains a champion of the palestinian national's narratives, unquote. from madrid, oslow, camp david, and the kerry process, a good name for it, he's remained a constant. the last time he was here, he said, quote, my cd is one line, negotiating with the israelis. i i was not born to be a mercenary for territories. well, we agree, and we hope to add another line soon or to replace that with another line soon with another word soon. that word is "peacemaker," and he's decided not to make opening remarks. instead, he just wants to start a conversation with aaron and following that, we will take your questions. i also want to recognize a league of arab states, the ambassador of the u.s. who is here somewhere, who is not here -