MS SMITH: Good morning. AUDIENCE: Good morning. MS SMITH: Thank you. (Laughter.) Secretary Blinken; Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources Richard Verma; OSCE High Commissioner for National Minorities Kairat Abdrakhmanov; UNESCO Assistant Director General for Social and Human Sciences Gabriela Ramos; Ambassador Ruth A. Davis, the first black woman career ambassador in the State Department on whose mighty shoulders I proudly stand - (applause) - it means so much to have you here today. Assistant secretaries, my fellow special representatives, special envoys, and special advisors, ambassadors, members of the Diplomatic Corps, colleagues, and friends - welcome, and thank you all for joining us today for this historic and important occasion.

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