I agree with you, the Taliban is taking steps that are digging an even deeper hole for the people of Afghanistan.

We need more people to address some of these emerging priorities and emergencies.

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.

I made a commitment that I would see a marker of my success or not in this job whether or not the institution made real progress in building an institution that actually reflects the country that we are there to represent.

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.

However, we do not support the expansion or the alteration of the veto.

I very much appreciate the leadership of this committee; particularly you, Senator Graham, on this issue.

We have worked from day one to do two things, foundational things: One is to support important investments in ourselves.

We are looking at other places in the Pacific Islands, where we can make sure that we are present in ways that we haven't been in recent years.

We are meeting at an inflection point. The post-Cold War era is over.

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

It is imperative that it be sustained.