Barbara A. Leaf: “It's a recipe for chronic instability and insecurity across a widening arc of territory that is home to nearly 70…”

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…

It will not be done by military means alone.

The President's vision for a collaborative partnership with the countries of the Middle East comes in the wider context of a growing global challenge to our values of open societies and open economies.

If confirmed, I will make emergency preparedness and attention to support for American citizens a priority focus.