He is the White House Counsel to the President. Ruben Barrales is the Director of Intergovernmental Affairs. I'm naming people that work in my administration. I think it's important to promote a diverse administration, to welcome all cultures. And we're better for it here in Washington. And I want to thank them for their service.
I want to thank Embajador de Colombia, tambien de Mexico, y el nuevo Embajador de Espana. Welcome today to the White House for the credentialing ceremony. I want to thank the three ambassadors for coming. Welcome. Bienvenidos. I want to thank the Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee for the United States Senate, Chairman Lugar. Great man. Senator Lugar from the great state of Indiana. I also appreciate Congressmen Weller, Diaz-Balart de Florida, y tambien Steve Pearce from New Mexico. Thank you all for coming. Proud you're here.
Brian Sandoval, donde esta? Anyway, he's here somewhere. He got a lousy seat.
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Or no seat at all.
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Marcos, thanks for your prayers. Beautiful. Welcome. Tell everybody at home hello. That would be Houston, is where he lives. And Laura and I are Texanos.
I want to thank -- Joaquin, thank you very much. It was a spectacular performance. What a great athlete, and an artist.
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Thank you guys. Your buddies brought out the best in you. It was really great. Thanks. Myrka, thanks for coming. Gracias.
I want to thank Israel. Appreciate you coming. El amigo de familia, Gustavo Cisneros. Gracias, Gustovo, welcome. Jimmy, thanks for coming. Jimmy Smits. Proud you're here. Elizabeth Vargas is with us. I'm proud she is here. I want to thank Alex Wallau from ABC Television, for coming with us. Eliseo -- we got some soccer stars? Where are they? Donde esta los soccer stars? They're somewhere. Oh, there they are, yes. The three stars.
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Eliseo, Marco, y Amado. Thank you for coming.
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