If we fail to invest in the State Department and the powerful diplomatic tools we have, if we don't keep our embassies well-staffed... our adversaries and competitors will step up and fill that leadership void.
Warns against underfunding diplomacy and its consequences.
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It is important for us to stand up for democracy and human rights, but it is also important for us to combat corruption.
I have been engaged in these issues a long time and gravely concerned to continue to hear about the steady loss of freedom around the world.
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