Not only have you earned your degree from this distinguished program in a worldclass university; you have been living and studying in a very beautiful, unique place in North America and indeed, the world: this dynamic, vibrant, multicultural and international metropolitan area on the Pacific Rim, at the western extreme of the nearly 2,000 mile-long U.S.-Mexico border.
May you have long and successful careers as policymakers. * You just finished your degree, and you have a state-of-the-art toolkit to go into the real world and contribute towards making it a better one. So you are in top shape, ready to go.