 Kia ora everyone. My name is Rere Admiral David Proctor and I'm the Chief of the Royal New Zealand Navy. This is my first time in Newport, Rhode Island, and it is a beautiful place to have such a gathering. It's also obviously there for my first ISS. To Admiral Gilday and the team that have put it together, it's been a fantastic opportunity to meet friends and those people who are focused upon security in the oceans. To my fellow sailors, New Zealand sailors who are all around the world at the moment at sea. The theme here was strength and unity. I thank you for what you do working alongside other mariners around the world demonstrating that strength and unity. Kia ora tātou everyone.