Should Luxembourg contribute more to NATO?

I think it's something that should be raised, particularly with a country like Luxembourg that is a relatively wealthy country in Europe.

In your opening statement you mentioned the work that is done with various country diasporas that exist in America.

We know sometimes they're not well received, but we still feel that it is important to be communicating these.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Ambassador Sherman, I want to echo my colleagues in expressing my appreciation for your past work within the State Department and for your willingness to consider taking on such a difficult post at such a dangerous…

Its full integration can't be achieved, however, until the Macedonians and the Greeks resolve the lingering impasse over the country's name.

We hope that your nominations will go forward and be quickly confirmed by the full Senate.

Thank you. That sounds encouraging.

Macedonia seeks full European integration, including by joining the EU and NATO.

We're beginning to see an international consensus that comes closer to our position that Qadafi has to go, has to step down, and we need to move toward a democratic transition.

Another report today suggests that we are moving toward a drawdown of our troops in Iraq, possibly down to as few as 3,000 to 4,000.

The people of Syria have shown that they are no longer afraid and will not be cowed by the regime's brutality.

I think some of us think that if we could design our democracy again, we could probably put in a required percentage for women's participation.

I think it's helpful to have an alternative that's better.

In addition to appliance standards what are other areas where we should be focusing on in terms of energy efficiency gains to achieve the greatest savings?

I certainly appreciate your frustration, Senator Paul. I share it in some ways.

I think it behooves us all not to engage in name calling of those officials who are trying to carry out the work.

So if we were going to go forward and try and include energy efficiency as part of a clean energy standard how would you suggest we do that?