Philip D. Murphy: “Although the crisis persists, our engagement is yielding some results.”

What makes America the shining city on the hill is our diplomatic power.

We would like to see more champions, more vocal voices for the Rohingya and other repressed populations.

Our collective message to Burma stakeholders is clear: end the violence, protect civilians, expand humanitarian and media access.

No, there is no reluctance, Mr. Connolly, at all. I have referred to our senior officials, including Ambassador Haley and Secretary Tillerson, who have referred to what appears to many to be ethnic cleansing.