"Our national security hinges on this work."
"The first set is posed by our strategic competitors--the immediate, acute threat posed by Russia's autocracy and aggression, most destructively through its brutal war against Ukraine."
"We need to see that, but we also want to see steps taken to put Tunisia fully back on the democratic path it was on."
"If we see steps inconsistent with that, I think it does contradict what we believe both Israelis and the Palestinian Authority are seeking to do."
"If we are going to achieve our national security objective, it is critical to ensure our diplomatic corps is putting the right people with the right tools, and the right resources, and training in the..."
"I very much appreciate the leadership of this committee; particularly you, Senator Graham, on this issue."
"The world needs the Black Sea Grain Initiative (BGSI)."
"No. And to the extent they would ever try to say anything like that. That is not something that we would obviously take into account."
"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."
"We fundamentally elevated the Pacific Island countries in our foreign policy and in our diplomacy."
"If we don't lead efforts to take on these challenges, the People's Republic of China and Putin are ready to step in."