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.

If we allow the Russian aggression in Ukraine to go forward with impunity... we open a Pandora's box around the world.

I am deeply sensitive to the way this was perceived by our friends.

I would say the best description is hand-in-glove.

We need to be working with, as we are, with Mexico to take down the labs, to take down the enterprises.

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.

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

We have worked very closely together in building out the Abraham Accords.

I am determined to continue to do that and very much appreciate the work that we have been able to do with this committee over the last couple of years and look forward to the work ahead.

When I began this role, I committed to restoring Congress's place as an equal partner in our foreign policymaking.

The Black Sea grain corridor has been a significant success, getting out about 24 million metric tons of grain from Ukraine.

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