:54:00
because Kinnithrung Sprat
is already en route to Australia.
:54:03
So right now I'm waiting to see
if they come back to us
:54:07
with a suggestion that they'll actually
have a public presentation,
:54:10
but since the conference
has been canceled,
:54:13
now the event in Plattsburgh might be
the only venue we have for this lecture.
:54:18
So it's really important now that we get
the lecture done and sort of together.
:54:22
So it's no longer a dress rehearsal.
It's actually, like, the final production.
:54:30
It's about time.
:54:31
I was so worried about your shoes.
:54:33
This guy brought
real shoes for you. Look.
:54:36
Do we have the hamburgers yet?
:54:39
- We have to pick them up.
- You mentioned...
:54:41
They're ordered.
Richard ordered them already.
:54:43
- That's fantastic.
- We pick them up?
:54:45
Basically, there's this guy
named Richard Robbins who I met
:54:48
at a conference
about a month ago,
:54:50
and he has written
several books on globalization.
:54:55
He was interested
in having the WTO
:54:58
come speak
at the Economics Department.
:55:00
Only he really knows that this
isn't really the WTO.
:55:03
Everybody else will think
that it's the WTO.
:55:06
But another good thing is
that it will be a hungry audience,
:55:09
so there's a good chance
they are going to eat those hamburgers,
:55:12
which we weren't sure
was actually gonna happen
:55:14
with the accountants in Australia.
:55:17
I think, for look,
I should probably carry these in.
:55:21
Okay. Can you do it?
:55:23
I'm thinking that you probably shouldn't
be associated with the hamburgers.
:55:27
Okay.
:55:28
I'd like to thank everybody for coming.
:55:31
You have many education choices,
and we're all grateful at the WTO
:55:36
that you have chosen
to listen to us for an hour
:55:39
and to our messages about things
that will impact everyone.
:55:42
I'd like to say that,
by joining us here,
:55:45
you're essentially embarking
with us on a mission.
:55:49
I'd like to start right at the beginning.
:55:51
As I was saying,
:55:53
trade liberalization is a project of faith;
it's a crusade.
:55:57
And in any crusade,
there are problems.
:55:59
There are invading armies,
there are big blockades.