. >> thank you, stephanie and to dr. hamry and everybody at csis. this is unique opportunity for me and first and foremost to you, your dedication and mission and the fact that you are actually here given this weather does wonders for my heart so thank you very much. so i will take you back to may of 2010. so i get a call to go down to the commissioner's office. at that time that was commissioner berson. he calls me into the office. generally when you're new, i was first week as chief getting a call to go to the commissioner's office i found out probably not a good thing to do. i go into the office, he walks up to me, they made a mistake i'm not thefy right? he walks up and has in his hand this badge. and he is pinning it on me and he whispers to me, i expect you to take the border patrol to the next level. and your expressions were about the same as mine. i didn't know what to say, other than, yes, sir. and then i was immediately dismissed. i walked out a couple of things struck me at that point. one, i had no idea what i just committed to and comm