The fact that Putin is not only killing Ukrainians, but weaponizing food for developing countries, is just a complete outrage.

The law that Senator Flake and I worked on in 2016, the End Wildlife Trafficking Act, authorized the Presidential Task Force on Wildlife Trafficking.

But if we fail to invest in the State Department and the powerful diplomatic tools we have...

It is important that we get back there.

Let me ask one brief follow-up question, then I am going to defer to my Ranking Member.

I am frankly thrilled that you are leading this department at this critical time.

We are hopeful that the agreement will proceed, as it is meant to, there really should be an infinite extension that should not be time bound.

If we fail to invest in the State Department and the powerful diplomatic tools we have, if we don't keep our embassies well-staffed... our adversaries and competitors will step up and fill that leadership void.

We have made real progress together to advance our national security priorities over the last 2 years.

The proposed bipartisan bill, introduced by Senator Coons and Senator Graham, offers all three.

Thank you very much. I will forward the letter to you and hopefully we will get him a timely response. I appreciate your service.

This was a good and constructive hearing.

Thank you, Senator Schatz.

Maintain the viability of the two-state solution.

I very much believe we should be back in UNESCO. Again, not as a gift to UNESCO, but because things that are happening at UNESCO actually matter.

This legislation would fund new public-private partnerships for the long-term management of protected and conserved areas.

to fundamentally change things, to make sure the economy works for everyone so we can all feel pride in what we do.

I believe there is much more good news about our partnership, and its potential, in terms of border crossings and security.