my name is steve webber. we manage world public opinion -- worldpublicopinion.org. our study, along with all of our other work, can be found on our website. this includes documentation, methods of distribution, so forth. more information on pakistan and south asia can be found there as well. this morning, we will be looking at findings from the national survey of the people of pakistan that was conducted in late may, slightly over, the go. the specific dates were may 17 to may 28. this was four months after president obama was inaugurated and about one week before his speech in cairo, in which he addressed the muslim world. on my right, my colleagues will present the views on a set of issues including the public's views on squaw valley and the pakistan. and attitudes about the role of u.s. engagement. he has worked extensively on studies of public opinion in asia and recently a study of attitudes about the conflict in kashmir. christine will present particularly interesting regional differences in pakistan. they're an ethnic mix is crucial to understand its politics