Johnny Isakson actually said...

"I think one thing I would do if confirmed would be to stress in diplomacy and public diplomacy that these attributes are things that we, the United States, value very highly in Benin."

"We are scared to death that the South Sudan and the North will get into a civil war like what happened in the past."

"I commend each of you on your willingness to take those posts on."

"So tell him I have not forgotten that conversation, and I encourage him to invest in his people."