your excellentsy mr. general secretary, am bass doers bing and osesus, act bass doors from the asean excellence committee ladies and gentlemen, welcome to cis on this historic occasion of the visit ever visit by a secretary general of the communist party of vietnam to washington, d.c. and the white house. i think all of you mate know, but just in case you haven't heard, yesterday the president of the united states president obama, met with the general secretary in the oval office and that meeting went well over time which is a good sign for all of us who were watching the event. er part of history being made today. my name is ernie becauser, chair here at csis. it is my distinct honor to welcome you to csis for the bannon tree leadership form featuring his excellency, win fu chong for an important policy key note speech entitled u.s. vietnam relations in the changing world. i'd also like to thank ambassador ambassadors who played leading roles in making this historic visit a reality. thank you, too, to ambassador