madame royale. [applause] mme. governor, president shepherd, congressman whitman, captain, mr. ambassador de france. [speaking french] ladies and gentlemen, i am very happy to join you here today in welcoming the hermione on behalf of the president of the french republic and the french government. and as minister in charge of the sea and sustainable development. may i add how proud i am that this extraordinary adventure came to fruition in part thanks to the support of my region. today, a dream becomes reality. a dream of thousands of the volunteers, led by a man involved for more than 10 years. a dream of territories and their citizens. and the city of rochefort. a dream for 50 small corporations who specialized in all the handcraft needed to rebuild the ship the way it was in 1780. the cabinetry, the sales, the ironwork, and the foundry of guns. a dream for four million visitors to the site of the building over the last 10 years. a dream for the students whom i asked to make the furniture for the ship. a dream we