Antony Blinken

We would certainly find that----

That is, again, totally misleading and wrong.

I am grateful for Tom Perriello and the President's appointment of a Special Envoy.

We are working to do that. Obviously, in the countries that have been on the receiving end of coups, there are some limits that we have to abide by.

We see the extraordinary positive potential in Africa, not just the challenges of the moment.

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

I believe that we can bring much more to the table than the Russians can.

We will make, as we have, other arrangements in other places to make sure that we can conduct the necessary missions to ensure our security.

Feed the Future that USAID runs is one of the most important programs that we have in the government.

We are the lead provider of emergency food assistance to people around the world.

We can use these instruments to facilitate the private sector playing the role.

There is no question that countries around the world prefer to work with us.

It does hurt us and it is imperative that we get ambassadors confirmed and here is why.

It is vital that we provide a better choice, and we do that by doing a few things.

Of course, no more tariffs.

I am not going to apologize to anyone for standing up for American workers and American companies.

We have impressed upon Israel time and again the imperative of really bringing a determined focus to this.

There is no doubt that the people of Gaza--children, women, men--are experiencing an acute humanitarian crisis.

If Israel launches a major military operation into Rafah then there are systems we are not going to be supporting and supplying for that operation.

I agree wholeheartedly with the short litany of items that you listed in terms of what China is doing to try to pursue its military, economic, diplomatic, preeminence or dominance in the world and across the board.

This has to be, and it is for us, a number one priority.

But even if we were to conclude those agreements, and I believe we actually can conclude them relatively quickly given all the work that has been done, they could not go forward, and the overall package could not go forward absent other…

I applaud you for what you did with that, for the leadership on that. It has made a big difference.

The extremely wrongheaded decision by the ICC prosecutor yesterday... complicates the prospects for getting such an agreement.

We see the effort to get a ceasefire and the release of hostages as the best, most effective way forward.