I call the meeting to order.
We want to thank our minister and some of his department officials for being here to talk about the 2013-14 main estimates, vote 20, under Foreign Affairs and International Trade.
Mr. Minister, we are very pleased to have you here. It's been a while since you've been to our committee. We look forward to your presentation and then we'll open it up to questions and answers.
These are exciting times in Foreign Affairs and International Trade; the agenda is pretty intense.
Mr. Minister, the floor is yours.