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Determining the future of this workforce and how it operates is one of the most important responsibilities of this position.

I am deeply concerned by continued attacks on the independence of Poland's judiciary.

If confirmed, I would work with the Deputy Chief of Mission and Country Team to develop and implement both a short and long-term strategy of engagement with government officials, business leaders, and civil society in Switzerland and…

The biggest challenge that the United States faces on a foreign relations field is the challenge from China.

Poland is on the front lines and the United States will always support Poland in defending its territorial integrity and security.

If confirmed, I would encourage Benin to resume its traditional role as a positive influence and example in West Africa for democracy, rule of law, and human rights by directly engaging the Beninese Government, civil society, and other…

I would also support, if confirmed, increasing engagement through our Public Diplomacy programs that give youth, journalists, and opposition leaders a voice.

If confirmed, I would build on Embassy Lome's use of quiet diplomacy to urge the Government to make democratic reforms.

If confirmed, my focus would be promoting democratic, inclusive, and transparent governance, respect for human rights, a prosperous and healthy society with closer trade linkages to the United States, and a partnership to strengthen…

In the 2021 Trafficking in Persons Report, Sri Lanka remained on Tier 2 Watch List after receiving a waiver preventing an automatic downgrade to Tier 3.

We will cooperate with China in areas that are in our national interest, including climate change, counter-narcotics, global health security, and nonproliferation.

The U.S.-China relationship is the most consequential and complex bilateral diplomatic relationship in the world.

We will challenge the PRC in areas we must, including when it takes actions that are contrary to American values and interests.

This committee has continued its proud bipartisan tradition of putting country ahead of party.

A sole purpose nuclear declaratory policy or any perceived weakening of our extended deterrence is a betrayal of our alliance in the Indo-Pacific, including Japan.

We obviously cannot trust China to meet the commitments it has made on the Taiwan issue.

I would hope you would become a spokesman within the administration about how damaging that that kind of a declaration would be, a sole purpose declaration.

I think the Congress and the executive branch have every right to continue to deepen our security cooperation, to expand our arms provisions to Taiwan.