mr. shuvalov. i do not think that he needs to be formally introduced because he is very well known, not only in russia but throughout the world. is one of the formidable experts and government management and the as the first deputy prime minister. mr. shuvalov is very much involved in developing strategic plans and economic affairs of the russian government. we appreciate him taking time, and like to invite mr. shuvalov to make an introductory statement and we will continue fred bergsten and andrew kuchins, the coordinator for this event. i am back to the floor. -- i invite you to the floor. [applause] >> good morning, you're all very busy people. english is not my language so forgive me, but i am comfortable speaking in this language. i like english and not like american english and i like america. [laughter] so here in the united states i was visiting different institutions two years ago, and it was of very interesting trip for me. -- it was of very interesting trip for me. we were discussing the