Next year, we will celebrate 200 years of diplomatic relations. The Administration should seize this moment with a bold bilateral agenda.

I am very much opposed to it.

I am disturbed by reports that the President instead just asked them to move the port visit until after their meeting.

I am disturbed by reports that the President instead just asked them to move the port visit until after their meeting.

President Petro said that he wished to reevaluate the counter narcotics policies of preceding administrations.

It just seems to me that why bother doing this? In fact, if anything, I think it undermines us by doing something like this and then it not having any consequences.

If I was another country I would say well, look, the U.S. asked them not to dock.

It sure seems to me that it would be very difficult to argue that there is not backsliding going on.

Next year, we will celebrate 200 years of diplomatic relations. The Administration should seize this moment with a bold bilateral agenda.

I was also disappointed President de Silva turned down Germany's request for ammunition Ukraine needs to defend its sovereign territory against the unprovoked Russian invasion and occupation.

The United States has an enduring interest in our prosperous, democratic, and stable Western Hemisphere.

I guess if I was sitting in Iran I would say the U.S. sanctioned us--so what. What do we care?

What good does sanctioning do if you do not do anything about it when a country like this takes the action it did?

What good does sanctioning do if you do not do anything about it when a country like this takes the action it did?

There is deep concern about President de Silva's recent decision to welcome two sanctioned Iranian warships into Brazilian ports.

Venezuela is an unabated disaster.

What good does sanctioning do if you do not do anything about it when a country like this takes the action it did?

It sure seems to me that it would be very difficult to argue that there is not backsliding going on.