former fcc chair richard wildy is here. [applause] he was in the video. we will watch more of that later. also rob mcgowan is here with us. [applause] i still remember this, rob i think you gave one of your very early addresses to the free stay foundation and we appreciated that. and then finally, my good, longtime friend, david rose, ambassador david rose. [applause] david always reminds me, properly so, that once you are an ambassador, you are always an ambassador. that is not even true of a commissioner, bearing that title. so we thank all of you for being with us. next i am going to introduce commissioner nathan simmington. speaking of early addresses, given at the foundation, nathan simmington gave his inaugural maiden address at the free state foundation virtually. but it is especially nice for him to give an address in person. okay, so again, the short version of commissioner simington's biography is that he was nominated to serve as a commissioner last fall. he was confirmed later in the fall by the senate and took his seat in late 2020. he brings