Good afternoon. Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), we are here for our study on the situation in Syria.
I want to welcome our witnesses and thank them for coming. We welcome Dennis Horak, director, Middle East and Maghreb political relations division; Leslie Norton, director general, international humanitarian assistance directorate; and Isabelle Roy, acting director general, non-proliferation and security threat reduction bureau.
You will each have an opening statement, and then we'll get a chance to go around the room and ask some follow-up questions.
Why don't we start with Dennis. I will turn it over to you, sir.