adrienne arsht is a position has -- without him we never would have done what we've done so far so a great word of thanks for being here with us. our work on brazil at the adrienne arsht latin american center has been a priority since we began in 2013. and because this is a promising and fantastically important but yet especially complicated relationship. the dna of brazil in the united states are surprisingly similar. these two profoundly western and atlantic countries both have roots in the pride of undoing colonial yoke and then the tragedy of slavery. we are both melting pots of culture. our governments are both built around a constitution, around civil liberties, around a federal system that distributes power to diverse states. we both have very strong congresses. i'm sure some people will say to strong. and yet for too long we have been relegated to think that a close relationship brings more difficulties than it brings benefits. and this worry about too much proximity has brought its share of disappointments. neither country shies away from engagements a fundamentally dissimil