Antony Blinken said...

We see, I think this committee sees, corruption as being one of the most poisonous things that undermines democracies.

We have managed to move to a better trajectory politically to get back to a clearly mandated democratic government.

We also see this democratic backsliding particularly in the Sahel, and that is where we have had these recent coups.

We are also asking Congress to fully fund the State Department's educational and cultural exchanges.