What I was concerned about was that...stabilization funding that is so desperately needed...is being held up by the administration.

we were concerned about our sovereignty.

The United States has expressed its appreciation to Guatemala for its support on Israel in the United Nations.

I am always inspired by people who end up being nominated for these positions.

I am of the view that it is generally more important to be inside the tent looking out than outside the tent looking in.

I am very concerned that what we are doing in pulling back on our support for family planning, actually putting more families at risk, seeing more abortions, more maternal deaths as the result of that.

This goes to educating girls. This goes to empowering women, whether it is through small business empowerment programs or through their own maternal health.

If we do not provide that funding soon, we are going to see those gains undermined.

Membership in the European Union and in NATO are the best guarantors of Bosnia and Herzegovina's (BiH) future stability, security, and prosperity.

If confirmed, I urge each of you to keep these values at the forefront of everything you do as you represent the United States.

We are facing the largest refugee crisis in decades, and we know that pregnancy-related deaths and instances of sexual violence increase significantly during these crises.

The Coalition at this point has begun to observe Secretary Pompeo's October 30 call for a cessation of hostilities.

Following Secretary Mattis and Secretary Pompeo calling for a ceasefire in Yemen we saw a dramatic increase in attacks from the Saudi-led coalition.

I think there is more that can be done in terms of incentives.

I do hope that you will do everything you can to expedite and move this process along, because we should not be a full year into a new administration and not have an Ambassador in a country that is so critical to foreign policy in that…

This committee passed a bipartisan resolution that Senator Young and I sponsored...

When we support women in developing countries, that they tend to give back more to their families, to their communities, and to their countries.

What is your assessment of China's financial and investment activities in Latin America?