Thank you very much. Everybody, please have a seat. Good evening, everyone, and welcome to Washington.

In my life, and as President, I have had the great pleasure of visiting many of your countries,

and I've always been grateful for the warmth and the hospitality that you and your fellow citizens have shown me.

And tonight, I appreciate the opportunity to return the hospitality.

For many of you, I know this is the first time visiting our country. So let me say, on behalf of the American people, welcome to the United States of America.

It is an extraordinary privilege to welcome you to this Presidential Summit on Entrepreneurship.

This has been a coordinated effort across my administration, and I want to thank all the hardworking folks and leaders at all the departments and agencies who made it possible, and who are here tonight.

非常感谢。大家请就坐。各位晚上好，欢迎光临华盛顿。

在我这一生中以及担任总统期间，我有幸访问过你们所代表的许多国家，对于你们和你们的同胞对我的热烈欢迎和款待，我感激至深。今晚，我很高兴能有机会回报你们的热情接待。

据我所知，你们中间有许多人是第一次访问我们的国家。因此，我谨在此代表美国人民说一声：欢迎光临美利坚合众国。

能够在这次总统倡导的创业峰会上向各位表示欢迎，我深感荣幸。这次会议是本届美国政府各部门共同努力的结果，我希望向所有那些为这次大会的成功而勤奋工作的人们以及各部门的领导人表示感谢，他们今晚也在坐。