Daniel R. Russel: “The short answer, Senator Markey, is yes. We are concerned lest there be an escalatory cycle on the Korean Peninsula.”

There should be no doubt that human rights is central to our foreign policy.

Well, my testimony addresses U.S. values. And the values component includes rule of law, includes transparency, includes good governance, includes labor standards, includes anti-trafficking.

We have no better allies or partners than Japan and the Republic of Korea.

What I am interested in is how can the United States Government work with Burmese law enforcement, ensure that they are not targeting or abusing people because of their sexual orientation or gender identity?