thank you also, ambassador dowd, our agriculture negotiating, and the long suffering jamison greer whoas the task of being my chief of staff. as i said 16 months ago, thank you also jared kushner, my friend and partner, for all your work and guidance and support. i said before from the heart, thank you to the cabinet members who devoted a substantial part of their terms to this effort, particularly the secretaries of treasury, commerce, agriculture, labor, and thank you, of course, larry kudlow and peter navarro. the chief negotiator of the usmca was assistant ustr john mely. [applause] he was throughout the one who was responsible for the 350 or so people on our team. john is the best example of a career public servant. he retires this week. and he will be missed. [applause] in closing, let me just say that i mostly want to thank the president of the united states for allowing me to lead this special team, for his constant steady leadership, and for always being supportive during very difficult times. and to congratulate him on his magnificent achievement. to do this and to do it unde