Linda Thomas-Greenfield: “If confirmed, I will work to further strengthen our economic and security partnerships across the African continent.”

The alliance is strong. NATO is stronger than it`s ever been, and the European alliance and partnership with the United States is stronger than it`s ever been.

They have been isolated in the international community. And this is a desperate action by a country that does not have confidence in itself.

Well, first and foremost, the Russians need to understand that this is not going to be business as usual for them. They have attacked their neighbor. They have attacked the core -- the soul -- of the U.N. charter. They have attacked all of…

We are prepared to have an open dialogue with the North Koreans without preconditions. We want to pursue diplomacy.