Good afternoon, everybody, and thank you for being here for the Subcommittee on International Human Rights.
I want to introduce and welcome our two guests today from Global Affairs Canada. We have Leslie Norton, who is the acting assistant deputy minister, Sub-Saharan Africa branch. We also have Jean-Bernard Parenteau, director, West and Central Africa division.
Please start with your opening remarks, and then we can get right into it. I know there are lots of questions for you.