Barbara A. Leaf: “As long as Bashar al-Assad is in control of Syria and Iran is present in Syria, it would be greatly irresponsible to…”

We are going to go for broke. We are going to try to get a larger extension of that and see if we can get other border points open as well.

I want to be clear on what we have not done in Syria and what we will not do, which is support efforts to normalize or rehabilitate Bashar Al-Assad in any way, lift sanctions on the regime, or change our position opposing reconstruction in…

President Biden has articulated a forward-looking approach to the region based on five elements: partnership, deterrence, diplomacy, regional integration, and values.

If confirmed, I will take great satisfaction in working to build foundations of democracy and good governance through all means available to us.