Applause. We are here today to talk about north africa. North africa holds one half of the population of the arab world. Last year our exports to north africa totaled 11. 5 billion. North africa encompasses much of what draws the worlds attention today. Many of its countries have recently undergone wrenching political change. Some, actual revolution. Many wrestle with hide rydrocar one way or the other. How best to produce them while striving to find ways to be less dependent on them. All wrestle with the balance of religion and politics and of religion in politics. All the countries face the youth bulge and how best to train and educate young people so they can be productive in the 21st century, yet despite or possibly because of these challenges, each country in north africa has recently made a commitment to economic reform and defining ways to attract more investment and trade with foreign partners. There are huge challenges, as ive outlined, but there are also huge opportunities. P