Mr. Vice President,
　　Our American friends,
　　My colleagues,
　　Ladies and Gentlemen,
　　On behalf of all the members of our mission, I would like to express our sincere thanks to you for inviting us to such a marvelous Christmas party.
　　We really enjoyed the delicious food and excellent wine. Also, the music was perfect. I enjoyed meeting and talking to you, and sharing the time together. As we say, well begun is half done. I hope we will be able to maintain this good relationship and make next year another great one together.
　　Thank you again for the wonderful party, we had a great time.
　　In closing, I would like to invite you to join me in a toast.
　　To the health of Mr. Vice President,
　　To the health of our American friends,
　　To the health of My colleagues, and
　　To all the ladies and gentlemen present here
　　Cheers!