First of all, I want to thank you for honoring your commitments that you've made to restore the federal government's trust responsibility and the important relationship between Indian nations and the United States.
The President just now spoke about his support, and I would like to take this opportunity to say thank you for all the unsparing support given by thegovernment and people of the United States, starting with Operation Tomodachi conducted by U.S. forces at the time of the Great East Japan Earthquake of last year.
And I do wish to warmly thankthe President for his generous and supportive words, which in itself are an encouragement for my government to persist along these lines.