at theofessor amit kumar school of foreign service at georgetown university. olson, thele president of the olson group. and professor don wallace. say a few words later on in terms of introduction before they speak. usually what we tried to do is to keep always in mind that terrorism is only one of the many challenges in terms of man- made and natural disasters. therefore, we always try to remember and never forget those who were victimized by both mother nature and man-made disasters. , i wouldopportunity like to express sympathy for the -- victims in via latvia in the supermarket who were killed, those in the philippines,, and of course, those victimized in terrorist attacks in algeria, kenya, and the ongoing attacks now in syria syria, iraq,- pakistan, and elsewhere. that is one aspect to express our solidarity and sympathy with the victims. and then, of course, on the other side, we have to honor who saved the lives, those who protect lives, all the way from the first responders to the those, the military, and who serve governments, those who serve the civ