Good governance practices and anti-corruption efforts are critical to ensuring the DRC holds credible elections on December 23, 2018.

I am extremely concerned that actions such as restrictions on public rallies, meetings, and demonstrations, not to mention the arbitrary arrests and the continued detention of opposition figures and civil society activists, will undermine…

Credible elections on December 23, 2018, as scheduled, are critical to averting violence and improving the overall human rights climate in the country.

If confirmed, my top policy priority will be supporting a credible process that enables the Congolese people to peacefully and democratically elect their next president on December 23, 2018.

I have always viewed the promotion of human rights and democracy as an integral component of American diplomacy.

I will work to ensure that the United States provides all possible support to facilitate an inclusive democratic political environment in Somalia.

If confirmed, I will advocate within the administration for the resources that are critical to advancing the mission of the U.S. Agency for International Development.

early, free, fair, and transparent elections are the best path back to democracy and respect for human rights in Nicaragua.

I will also work to ensure that women and youth are engaged as meaningful participants at the negotiating table.

The only obstacle to progress towards early, free, and fair elections is President Ortega's unwillingness thus far to negotiate in good faith.

I will call on all countries, especially China, to apply the highest international standards of transparency and good governance to their development initiatives.

I will press the leaders of all the parties to the conflict in South Sudan--and especially the Government--to disavow violence and make the hard compromises necessary to achieve a peaceful resolution of their political differences.