from humberto de la calle, the rock of the peace negotiations in havana. [applause] sec. clinton: yes, a round of applause. [applause] sec. clinton: maria paulina riveros, one of two women appointed to represent the colombian government in the talks. [applause] elena ambrosi, who has worked tirelessly behind the scenes to help make peace in reality. -- makepeace a reality. [applause] and jineth bedoya, a journalist who continued her pursuit of the truth and her advocacy for victims of sexual violence in the face of her own horrors. [applause] sec. clinton: like so many peace agreements, as hard as it was to get to it after 50 years of war, it is just the first step. implementing peace will be a constant task. as hard as it is to imagine letting go of the peace that is so hard won, there will be forces at work from all sites to --sides, to undermine it, to act as if it did not apply to them. to do everything possible to prevent it from becoming the reality in the lives of colombians that it can be. yes, the work will require difficult decisions, transitional justice and ec