Brett McGurk: “As long as Assad is leading the government in Damascus, there is no way this war will ever end.”

I share your concerns on trafficking in persons and forced labor in Sri Lanka, where over 1.7 million citizens are employed outside their country.

We believe very strongly we have to have a political transition process that can lead to a sustainable transition inside Syria.

Our forces should withdraw from Iraq, and the President has made the right call in abiding by the agreement signed by his predecessor.

We want to see this – this deal reached, all three phases, every hostage come home.