and the state department from 2002 to 2008 matthews. writings of appeared in such periodicals as the atlanta journal constitution, cnn, the guardian, huffington post, the usa today, even the wall street journal and the washington post. and he's been a guest on hundreds of news programs on television and radio. the prestigious council on foreign relations has sighted matthew's resignation letter from his post in afghanistan as any central document in 2010, matthew was named the written, our prize recipient for truth telling, and in 2021 he was awarded as a defender of liberty by the committee for the republic in washington. matthew, welcome to the show. we're so glad to have you. thanks, john. thanks for all your back on is good to see you. thank you. the pleasure of mine, matthew. i want to just jump into what i think is the most important question today . you recently spoke to the united nations security council. that is an incredible honor and you spoke passionately about peace. give us a sense of what that talk was all about and what the reaction to it was to. yeah, thanks john. i was inv