accomplished and experienced british diplomats. he was the national security adviser before he came to washington and he was doing what every ambassador is supposed to do, to report back to their capital their unvarnished views about what is going on in that country. and to give their assessment about the leadership. so i think kim derek's assessment was spot on. and he is well-respected within the diplomatic community in washington. those words are not going to come as a surprise to others. i think he is, again, still one of the most respected diplomats that the united kingdom has posted abroad. >> and six months into the trump presidency he had a very important message that he had them deliver. this presidency has -- it's a four-year term. it's a fixed term. it's not like the united kingdom. and they're going to have to be dealing with them. he said to them, do not expect any changes. that was a time when people in the news media, people in the senate, people in the house were still hoping that there would be changes and improvements in both president trump's behavior and his staff's behavior.