I call this meeting to order.
Before we begin, I have an item of business I would like to bring to the committee's attention. It's been brought to my attention that today is quite possibly the last official day we will have Claudia with us as our interpreter. Claudia is about to retire, and my understanding is that this could be her last day. However, we could be blessed with Claudia's presence in the future. She tells me she's going to come back on a part-time basis down the road, so we could potentially be seeing Claudia.
On behalf of the committee, Claudia, I want to say thank you very much for the years of service you've given to this committee. Quite frankly, when I came here I was told that you're an institution with the committee. Certainly you make no bones about it, and you let me know that.
Ladies and gentlemen, committee members, let's show Claudia our heartfelt thanks.