i want to thank jessica mathews, for that introduction, and for her service of many years and her leaderships the president of the carnegie endowment. 15 years ago, she was writing about trends that were beginning to get people's attention. like the rise of information technology and the creation of global networks that existed outside of government. she said those changes would shape global events in ways good and bad and that governments would have to adapt if they wanted to stay on top of global change. she was certainly right about then and i have worked to make the integration of new technology and outreach to civil society groups and the private sector, diaspora communities a hallmark of my time is secretary so that it is not an afterthought. it is not an add-on but it is integrated into the work we do. clearly the work we do will be affected by all of those non- state actors. i want to acknowledge two people. michael, our assistant secretary of state. someone with whom i have had the great privilege and honor of working over the last several years. and suzanne johnson cook, the u.s. a

i want to think jessica mathews, not just for that introduction, but more importantly, for her service of many years, but in particular, her leadership as the president of the carnegie endowment for international peace. 15 years ago, jessica was right thing about trends that were just the beginning to get people's attention. the rise of information, technologies, and the creation of global networks that existed outside governments. she said then that those changes would shape global events in ways both good and bad, and that governments would have to at that if they wanted to stay on top of global change. well, she was certainly right about that, and indeed i work to make the integration of new technologies and outreach to civil society groups and the private sector, diaspora communities and other non- governmental organizations, a hallmark of my time as secretary estate, but it is not an afterthought. it is not an add-on, but it is integrated into the work we do, because clearly, the work we do will be influenced and affected by all of those non-state actors. i want to acknowledge two

i would like to thank jessica mathews not just for that introduction but more importantly for her service for many years, and in particular for leadership as the president for the carnegie endowment for international peace. 15 years ago, jessica was writing about trends that were just then beginning to get people's attention. like the rise of information technologies and the creation of global networks that existed outside of government. she said then that of those changes would shape global events in ways both good and bad and that government would have to adapt if they wanted to stay on top of global change. well, she was certainly right about that. indeed, i will work to make the integration of new technologies and outreach to civil society groups and the private sector, diaspora communities and other non-governmental organizations a hallmark of my time as secretary of state that it is not an afterthought. it is not an ad on. but it is integrated into the work that we do. because clearly, the work we do will be influenced and affected by all of those non-state actors. i want to acknowl