I think that the American support for justice and accountability is one of the more important ways in which we can help the Syrian people, in the long run, build a very different future than the one they are experiencing now.

I look forward to leading that conversation, if confirmed.

I think it is important that each of you provide strong stewardship over American taxpayer dollars, demonstrate professionalism and good judgment, and vigorously work to advance the priorities of the United States.

If confirmed, I would strive to ensure that this policy is upheld on all issues my bureau works on.

I believe that until we know more about the rebels, until we can trust the Syrian opposition to control their weapons, the Congress should not allow the President to have the authority to transfer heavy weapons.

I have urged them to take the model of skills transfer, technology transfer, and investment.

I am truly grateful to Senator Flake, who has been really accommodating with the time on his schedule.

Progress has been made. In April of this year, a senate was elected. Of 100 senators, 20 are women and 18 are members of the opposition.

Thank you. I would look forward to hearing updates on your progress in that important work.

The more we can press that issue and the more that we can ensure that our corporations adhere to all of our rules and regulations and all the rules and regulations of Cameroon, the better the trade will be.

We have to be very, very clear-eyed about the challenges in Cameroon and maintain a very clear-eyed perspective on some of the shortcomings that need to be overcome.

I would hope that you can impress on the governments that you will be representing us in, or with, the importance of not living up to some artificially high standard that we have set, but living up to their own documents, their own…

Moroccan clementines make up a significant percentage of our Port of Wilmington business, so it is of particular interest to me.

How do we ensure that Niger, currently a relatively staunch U.S. ally with which we have built some strong partnerships, does not become the next Mali?

These are all positive steps forward towards what we hope will be a democratic process of transparency that will have the confidence of the Cameroonian people.

One of the values I place on MCC compacts, threshold compacts and then full compacts, is it requires transparency, commitment to democracy, commitment to certain sort of core principles.

There is a longstanding partnership program between the U.S. National Guard of specific States and specific countries.

But I think the true test of friendship and partnership are are you there when things are not going well.