please welcome our moderator marvin kalb. [applause] >> thank you very much, and good evening.come to this special event with two very special people, madeleine albright and george schultz, both having served as secretary of state, albright with president clinton, and schultz with president reagan. our conversation tonight will focus on war and peace-building. rarely in american history have we been confronted with so many daunting challenges, not only the economic challenges which are daunting enough, but in addition, two wars in iraq and afghanistan, the threats of global terrorism, nuclear proliferation, and climate change. there are flickerings of good news. the communications revolution inspiring political hope around the world, we will all remember, i think, what happened in iran last summer. that what's realistic? what's possible? what should our priorities be at this crucial moment in our history? who better to ask than secretaries of state george shuttle and madeleine albright. secretary schultz served in the nixon and reagan administrations, with nixon as secretary of