 Hi everyone. My name is Pamela Wright and I'm the Chief Innovation Officer at the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, also known as NARA. Today's topic is Open Government at NARA, a topic that we are passionate about. The administration's 2009 Open Government Directive designed agency Open Government plans to be a public roadmap for incorporating the principles of transparency, participation and collaboration into the mission of agencies. At the National Archives, Open Government has always been part of our mission. After all, we've been providing access to the records of the government in our research rooms since the 1930s. Open Government initiatives further the effort to strengthen our democracy and promote efficiency and effectiveness in government. The Open Government initiative is also an international one. The United States is one of the eight founding members of the Open Government partnership. Launched in 2011, it serves as an international platform for countries committed to making their governments more open, accountable and responsive to citizens. Today, the partnership has grown to 76 countries around the world. As part of the requirements of the Open Government partnership, the United States has developed an Open Government National Action Plan. The most recent version was launched in December 2022. Within the U.S. National Action Plan, the National Archives plays an important role by leading on commitments for freedom of information and in open innovation activities. Our current emphasis on Open Government guided us when we refined our agency's mission statement, which is we drive openness, cultivate public participation and strengthen our nation's democracy through public access to high value records. You can take a look at our own Open Government plan, which we published on archives.gov last December. Just go to archives.gov forward slash open. In the last decade, we've completed more than 120 Open Government commitments. We've accomplished a great deal in strengthening Open Government, but we have more to do. Staff from around the agency will be sharing updates on their Open Government efforts, and I hope you get to take a moment to view some of their videos. The staff is passionate about Open Government as well as the mission of our agency to preserve and provide access to the permanent records of the federal government. That's what Open Government and Sunshine Week is all about.