dr. duffy for that introduction and it is an honor to be invited to speak at this historic venue. good evening to all of you. towards the end of my remarks, i will give you some details on as dr. duffy mentioned what made news today. we released our national intelligence strategy and their copies i brought along that are available in the room and there will be a pop quiz at the end of the, at the end of the evening but after talking little bit i would love to take your questions and turn this into a dialogue. i have been familiar with the commonwealth club over the years. your lofty ambitious mission to be the leading forum open to all for the impartial discussion of issues important to membership, the community and the nation and when you add your modicum and find the truth and turn it loose in the world which i saw on the bulkham as we came and it is no wonder that you have been so influential that you develop such a fine reputation for the most people think my model is more like a steal the

dr. duffyf them, the national security agency and the national geospatial intelligence agency, national reconnaissance office and the federal bureau of investigation. the cia reports directly to me. the other fiber agencies in the defense department and the justice department and then there are 10 more organizations that have substantial intelligence arms that are also part of this community. drug enforcement administration falls underneath the justice department. each of the services, army, navy, air force, record have large components. because gore has an intelligence branches under the department of homeland security which has its own intelligence section of as well. finally the department of state, treasury and energy each have an intelligence office. if you're counting, that a 16. just that simple, recitation of the number where they are located, will give you an indication of the complexity of the organization. they all have their own culture. they all have their own proud traditions, and