i would like to extend my heartfelt thanks to jim herlihy who is not here. i know of the chair of our san francisco bangalore sister city committee and mat of murder of misa misra. good to see you again. for their exemplary leadership in advancing this partnership. but our relationship goes beyond business. the cultural exchange ehange between our two nations in the arts and theater have played an essential and unique role in san francisco's cultural identity. so today as we honor india's republic day, i am excited for the continued growth of our partnership with india and bangalore. and i look forward to many more years of friendship and collaboration. and i was just saying to the consul general that i have not been to india for 25 years but i went to udaipur job four and jaipur and i had the most wonderful experience and it was such a beautiful. those three cities were just gorgeous and i look forward to going back to visit our sister city. so with that is my honor to present this proclamation declaring january 26th as indian-american friendship and herita