tonight i would like to introduce bob -- bob boorstin and doctor jeffrey lieberman. i will start with bob on the far left, senior vice president of the albright stonebridge group,group, a leading commercial diplomacy and global strategy firm based in washington dc. with a 25 years of experience and private government and nonprofit sectors well worked at google and public policy, ran the national security programs at the center for american progress, dc think tank, continues to advise fortune 500 executives, served in the national security council, the treasury, and state departments trying the state departments during the clinton administration. since 1987 when he was diagnosed with bipolar disease, bob has been an outspoken advocate for people with mental illness and has worked closely with leading advocacy groups. inin the clinton white house he helped to advance policies that guarantee parity, coverage for mental illnesses, medical professionals, families, and patients across the us, europe, and africa. and to my near left ii would like to introduce doctor jeff lie