07/23/2013
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"I would firmly commit to making sure that your role is supported by receiving the information you need from the Office of the Legal Adviser, if I were confirmed."
"the last administration's decision to leave it unfilled was, in my view, shortsighted and damaging."
"President Biden reiterated the U.S. commitment to support Saudi Arabia's territorial defense."
"It remains in the United States' vital national interest to help defend our Gulf partners--and to help our Gulf partners defend themselves--against external aggression."