It is my great honor to introduce Frank Fannon for this position.

I authored letters to 21 nations asking them to close their diplomatic facilities in Pyongyang and to support expelling North Korea from the United Nations.

I strongly support the nomination of Frank Fannon.

Taiwan can play a critical role in global leadership, whether it is issues relating to disease control, eradication, crime organizations and eradication.

Thank you to all of the nominees for your willingness to serve our public.

Thank you for this opportunity.

It is important that we have a long-term strategy in the United States that gives us a generational view in Asia.

We will fight it at every turn, should it arise.

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