Antony Blinken

I do think that there is without exaggerating it a moment of opportunity here that would profoundly be in the interests of the people of Armenia as well as Azerbaijan.

We can't do more with less. We must increase our investments in our diplomatic and development tools if we want to strengthen our national security.

Yes. In effect, putting them out of business entirely. That is exactly right.

The post-Cold War world is over, and there is an intense competition underway to determine what comes next.

President Biden is firmly committed to advancing a free and open Indo-Pacific.

Keeping our promises to those who served with us remains an unwavering priority.

Yes, and I think not only is it advancing, I believe that we have asked actually your respective teams for recommendations and we really look to that.

We have seen President Zelenskyy go at challenges of corruption, or misuse of funds in the government with a sledgehammer.

The post-Cold War world era is over and there is an intense competition underway to determine, to shape, what comes next.

What they really want, is investment in their productive capacity, and this is absolutely critical to making sure that they have sustainable agricultural production.

The Taliban is taking steps that are digging an even deeper hole for the people of Afghanistan.

The number one killer of Americans, 18 to 49, is fentanyl, synthetic opioids.

We are still the largest humanitarian donor, you know, especially with all of the investments that the American people, and American soldiers, and others have made over the years...

The budget will sustain our security, economic, energy, and humanitarian support for Ukraine to ensure that President Putin's war remains a strategic failure.

I think your voice on this could make a real difference. I would strongly encourage that as well as your engagements with the leaders themselves.

We have seen that these--some of these laws are ripped from the playbooks from Russia, China, and other places.

This budget will help us push back on advancing authoritarianism and democratic backsliding by strengthening democracies worldwide.

I could not agree with you more. I think this is among the top, if not the top challenges that we face.

I am committed and determined to make that information available to Congress.

The short answer is by as necessary working around the governments when we do not have effective partners.

The administration continues to stress that Lebanon needs a president free of corruption who can unite the country and forge a coalition to implement badly needed reforms.

We need an additional number of civil and foreign service employees to scale up the Indo-Pacific strategy, and to out-compete China.

The administration continues to stress that Lebanon needs a president free of corruption who can unite the country and forge a coalition to implement badly needed reforms.

The problem that we face now is exactly what you pointed to, the edicts promulgated by the Taliban, preventing women from participating in the delivery of assistance.

This budget will also strengthen our efforts to outcompete the PRC.