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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Ladies and gentlemen,
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l feel very nervous to be
standing in front of you today.
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l also feel very honored.
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ln particular, because
UNHCR was the organization
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to which l was first introduced
by my friend Elliott Hauser.
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l know that my being
offered this post
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would have given him
enormous pleasure.
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Over 50 million people
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are refugees or displaced
persons in the world today.
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And because of closed minds
and funding shortfalls,
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we are only able to reach
half of those in need.
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So we rely on our partners,
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the network of aid groups
blazing a trail across crises,
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like El Salvador, Angola,
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Chechnya, Sri Lanka...
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those NGO's, the non-
governmental groups from OXFAM
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right down
to the smallest outfits
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run by people like Elliott
and...
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...and l pray for those
who survive him--
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who continue his work--
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without certainty or security--
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wherever they may be
in this world.
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Excuse me.
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Hey.
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Hey.
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Thanks for coming.