Report of the Speaker.

The article presents information on report of the speaker of the American Psychiatric Association. "I have served the Assembly with the idea that I am only the custodian of your time and your budget, managing the agenda and minding the money. Apart from the larger common objectives of advocating for our patients and our profession, it has also been my particular objective as the Speaker to advocate for the constituents of the Assembly. I have listened carefully to our deliberations and concerns about patients, the profession and its values, its scientific basis, and its governance, have been impressed by the vigor and rigor of these animated debates, which inexorably move us toward a consensus and advance our causes."