Antony Blinken

The People's Republic of China is engaged in gross human rights violations that shock the conscience and must be met with serious consequences.

The safety and security of our personnel abroad should not be politicized, nor should we assume negligence if, and when, prudent, calculated risk decisions play out with negative consequences.

Not my jurisdiction, but I disagree.

As Secretary Blinken noted in his January 19 testimony before this committee, senior-level engagement on a consistent basis will be one important way to demonstrate our commitment.

If confirmed, I will work with the White House and relevant State Department bureaus and offices to ensure that all posts in Sub-Saharan Africa are sufficiently and consistently staffed with the appropriate personnel.

strong democracies are more stable, better partners to us, more committed to human rights, less prone to conflict, and more dependable markets for our goods and services.

We expect him to ensure humanitarian access.

If confirmed, I will support diplomacy that translates this rhetoric into action.

There would be consequences if he did not.

We very much support the Abraham Accords, we think that Israel normalizing relations with its neighbors and other countries in the region is a very positive development.

This approach means reinvigorating our focus on human rights, transparency and accountability, and the fight against corruption which are essential for stability and economic growth.

New START is not some kind of gift we give to the Russians.

I think the Fragility Act is a terrific foundation upon which to do this.

People who need protection should get it. Those who do not meet the criteria should, with dignity, be removed.

One of the goals that the president-elect has set for us is to try to convene a summit of democracies within the first year of his administration.

But the main point is that for reasons that we have discussed we believe that continuing that support is not in the national interest.

The best way and maybe the only way to ensure Israel's future as a Jewish democratic state and to give the Palestinians the state to which they are entitled is through our other so-called two-state solution.

I think we have a big task ahead of us in restoring, revitalizing those relationships.

I agree with that finding.

I feel strongly about how we go about this, and I know we meet regularly and talk with our friends from Israel.

I support the Abraham Accords. I applaud the work that was done to achieve them.

That would be a grievous mistake on their part.

When we are not engaged, when we are not leading, then one of two things is likely to happen.

An Iran with a nuclear weapon or on the threshold of having one... would be an Iran that is even more dangerous.

I do not believe that any outcome that they might achieve, the Government of Afghanistan and the Taliban, is sustainable without protecting the gains that have been made by women and girls in Afghanistan over the last 20 years.