thanks to the ndea, half century ago the u.s. has been able to maintain a core capacity for foreign language and area studies for most world areas through title 6 and fullbright hayes, both of which have been unfortunately reduced by 40% over the past two years alongside the outright elimination which you have commented on. this is movement in the wrong direction, which we hope can be addressed by the administration and the congress as soon as possible. on a more positive note, in the post 9/11 era, initiatives are rising from the defense foreign affairs and intelligence commune iitcommuni notably national security language initiative which build on title 9 and fullbright hayes, specifically aim at helping address the new mandate for high-level language and culture across sectors of the economy. and here i simply want to mention programs that are making a big difference in the foreign language field right now on the ground. the star talk program funded by nsa is running high-quality stateside summer programs for 159 different pro