Ed Royce: “I would just like to begin by acknowledging the role that you have played in leading this committee.”

Vladimir Putin is not our friend, and there is simply no comparing the actions of the United States with those of Putin's Russia.

But I will ask both of you, we have got to engage with countries across Africa even the most challenging countries.

The Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act, which was authored by myself and Mr. Eliot Engel, empowered the administration with some of the most potent weapons yet.

the Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed took some pretty bold steps to reform Ethiopia's government, some pretty bold moves on the economy as well.