Chris Coons

I'll just associate myself with Senator Casey's expressed concerns about the Israeli-Egyptian relationship, the security at the border, the relationship with Hamas, recent incidents in terms of bombing the gas pipeline, and security is…

I think, if I could, I'd like to start by focusing on that recent experience in Islamabad and your understanding of the difficulties of sort of the rough and tumble of a relatively new democracy.

I think it is very challenging service on which you embark.

I'm very concerned about what I read in the backgrounder about narco-trafficking and emerging criminality.

If confirmed, one of my top priorities would be working with the Rwandan Government to ensure that both local and international NGOs and the media are allowed to operate freely.

What steps do you intend to take to ensure that those issues don't reemerge as major problems in Malawi, that they're not sort of backsliding on human rights or democracy?

In the most recent elections, I think they were in April, President Guelleh was elected for another term.

I look forward to hearing their vision for advancing U.S. interests and policy priorities.

I do not know what the right solution is, but I got to tell you this is so pervasive and such a big problem.

Kenyans can be and are already strong partners in the war on terrorism.

This is in my view has to stop, and it is not going to be able to stop maybe even under my tenure.

As we go toward the 2012 elections in Kenya, what are the things that we can and should be doing to continue to push along the path of reform to strengthen democratic institutions in Kenya to ensure we do not have a repeat of the 2007…

I believe that we need to work together.

So in my view for the good of future generations, this has got to be a priority.

One concern I have around sort of legitimacy, given the recent protests throughout north Africa and the Middle East, is transparency and corruption.

It is therefore absolutely critical that we remain fully engaged in Sudan, and particularly in Darfur.

Your questions always add breadth and depth to the questioning we are able to conduct.

One of the things I am trying to urge that we take greater advantage of is the opportunity posed by a large African diaspora community in the United States which often is involved not just in remittances but also in possible…

If I am confirmed, I would look forward to further honing and refining not only with Mali but with my colleagues in the region about how we might best support those efforts to ensure that AQIM does not become the much more dangerous thing…

Negotiations are really critical and I think we need to continue to support the AU High-Level Implementation Panel.

I believe it is very critical that we encourage strongly the partners to return to the negotiating table.

Senator Isakson and I held a hearing just after the debt ceiling vote and as many Members of the Congress were going home for work period.

I want to commend the administration for continuing to stay on this issue, but I know many of us share a grave concern about the speed with which the Iranians have moved.

I was pleased to see that there was a prompt move toward a top to bottom review nationally.

I do think there is broad concern in the general public about radiation and dosages.