Just as New Yorkers united to recover and rebuild after Sept. 11, we are confident that they will come together again to help build the memorial, which will forever honor the lives lost and acknowledge the generosity of so many,
It is an extraordinary challenge and responsibility to build a museum at the very place where people died next to the memorial which will honor them.
Today's $101 million achievement is a powerful indication of the broad support to build the World Trade Center memorial.
Addie brings with her a wealth of development experience which will prove invaluable. I look forward to working with Addie to build a memorial that will forever honor the lives lost and the humanity which overcame terror.
After September 11, many people around the world built temporary memorials and now it is time to build a permanent memorial to pay tribute to those who died and to bring understanding to future generations.