The United States has a positive vision for the future: a world that's free, secure, open and prosperous.

An international order that values democracy and human rights, and respects international borders is not a given.

It is hugely important to our ability to attract, but also retain the best talent and we are in a competition for talent.

We are expanding our presence in critical regions like the Indo-Pacific and we are leading unprecedented coalitions to confront aggression and address humanitarian crises around the world.

This budget will help us push back on advancing authoritarianism and democratic backsliding by strengthening democracies worldwide.

We will have it to you by June.

The United States has an enduring interest in the Black Sea region and we are working on a strategy that will strengthen our political, security, economic, and energy cooperation with the region and promote democratic resilience.

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.

President Biden is firmly committed to advancing a free and open Indo-Pacific, which is why this proposal asks for an 18% increase in our budget for that region over FY 2023.

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

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

Be happy to do that.