Hagerty, Bill: Thank you, Jeff. We're here to consider the nominations of Mr. Ademola Adewale-Sadik. You'll help me with that a little bit later. Nominee to be our Director for the African Development Bank, Ms. Catherine Dillon. Nominee to be the Assistant Secretary of State for Education and Cultural Affairs, and Mr. Kevin Kim, who's our nominee to be the U.S. Ambassador to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, ASEAN. As we begin today's agenda, I want to remind everyone of the ground rules for these committee hearings. We have very important work to do here, and we have limited time. As a result, we'll not tolerate any demonstrations or disruptions or any way that would disrupt or slow down or affect the business of this committee. If you do choose to interrupt our proceedings, you will be removed and barred from attending these public hearings for 12 months. I appreciate your understanding and look forward to a productive hearing. First, I want to recognize a couple of our colleagues that are here to introduce nominees. First, I'm going to recognize Representative Virginia Foxx from North Carolina to introduce Ms. Kate Dillon.
Foxx, Virginia: Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. It is a great honor to appear before you today to introduce Kate Dillon, who's being considered for the important role of Assistant Secretary of Education and Culture in the State Department. First and foremost, Kate is a patriot, a patriot who loves America and one who will always meet the moment so that our nation can be successful in all ways. It was my pleasure to have Kate as an essential part of the House Education and Workforce Committee during my tenure as chairwoman of the committee. She did a fantastic job, first as staff assistant for the committee and then as the chief clerk and director of finance for the committee. I'm quite certain that the members of this committee understand what a vital role that is and I've seen that at work this morning with your staff. Alongside her duty of ensuring that the committee's members had the materials and documents they needed, Kate was an indispensable resource for entry-level staff. She mentored them and helped them develop their own capabilities. It's clear to me and everyone who's fortunate to know her that she is steeped in the value of lifelong education. Since departing the committee, she's had a succession of very important positions which have further prepared and molded her for the State Department position. In each role that she's assumed, she's been successful and I firmly believe she will be equally successful as Assistant Secretary. In a moment of personal privilege, I must say I see a lot of myself in Kate. She can be tough as nails for all the right reasons, but she also has a lot of compassion for others and the willingness to go to great lengths to support them. And she's quite agreeable. One of our common points of consensus when we worked alongside...