Cyprus, Greece, and Israel are democracies and valued friends. They have important roles in enhancing peace, stability, and prosperity in the Eastern Mediterranean.

If confirmed, I will urge the Azerbaijani authorities... to ensure fundamental freedoms, including of peaceful assembly, association, religion, and expression.

The most effective thing we can do is to take away the reasons why people are leaving these countries in the first place.

I do believe that there is the potential, sadly, for a much more violent open confrontation that--reminiscent of what we may have seen, some portions of the '80s.

Regimes such as these habitually and routinely use negotiations... as a way to buy time to further their grip on power.

We, in the Congress, fully expect all countries--especially our allies and partners--to comply with all U.S. sanctions against Iran.

This is a manmade crisis. This is not a natural disaster.

Let us begin with Colombia where we have a relationship that, in my view, is a poster child for what good U.S. foreign assistance can do.

100 Members of the Senate addressed the letter that I led with Senator Coons to the United Nations Secretary-General to express our deep concern about the unfair treatment of Israel at the United Nations.

I will continue the administration's pressure on the DRC Government

the maximum pressure campaign plan that was led by the State Department and the enforcement of U.N. sanctions, pretty harsh sanctions by many countries, including China.

I would just ask, do you commit to this committee that this is an issue that you are going to begin a dialogue with the highest levels of the Government of the Dominican Republic, both on their anti-Israel votes at the United Nations and…