Since Russia's unprovoked full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Bulgarians have generously opened their hearts and homes to refugees from Ukraine.

I will work to maintain Icelandic contributions to transatlantic security and the broader North Atlantic region.

Iceland, together with the United States and other likeminded Arctic States, immediately and strongly condemned Putin's premeditated, unprovoked, and unjustified war in Ukraine.

Iceland considers its membership in NATO and its defense agreement with the United States as the two main pillars of its security policy.

For 18 years, the United States has supported North Macedonia as it has worked to achieve the democratic and economic reforms necessary to join the European Union.

The United States has a number of opportunities to partner with European countries to build on likeminded interests, particularly in support of democratic principles and practices, the international rules-based order, accountability and…

I will also work with the Canadians and other partner countries on the NATO battlegroup in Latvia to ensure plans are moving forward to strengthen that battlegroup in line with NATO's Madrid Summit declaration and Strategic Concept.

Latvia has done incredible work to strengthen its defense cooperation with the United States and NATO.

We consistently raise issues of accountability and transitional justice in the course of our diplomacy and offer technical and fiscal support as we are able to those lines of effort wherever they are welcome.

If confirmed, ensuring the safety and security of the Embassy and Consulate teams and American citizens in Morocco, helping Morocco and Israel cement their growing relationship, support for a political solution for Western Sahara through a…

The Kremlin's war in Ukraine has already resulted in terrible human costs, and if Russia does not pay a heavy price for its actions, it will put the survival of other peaceful countries at risk.

The issue of Anomalous Health Incidents--including the interagency effort to protect and care for our personnel and uncover the cause of these incidents--is an absolute priority for the Department.

Addressing the current crisis, and the long-standing underlying issues including the role of DRC's neighbors, is a priority for the State Department.

I echo Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield's observation 'that a Mali isolated from its community of nations and ECOWAS is not where Mali wants to be.'

The United States is deeply concerned about increased irregular Cuban migration via Nicaragua following the Ortega-Murillo regime's elimination of visa requirements for Cuban citizens.

Iceland seeks to maintain commitment to the rules-based international order and low tensions in the High North.

If confirmed, I will work closely with the Latvian Government to strengthen Latvia and NATO's ability to defend Latvian borders against Russia's aggression.

Putin continues his unjust, unprovoked, and inhumane war on Ukraine, which includes deliberate attacks on civilian critical infrastructure.

Let us also be clear. Sweden and Finland in particular have been guarding NATO's High North for decades.

Sweden and Finland both have strong democracies and capable militaries that will contribute immediately to NATO.

We all want to work as quickly as possible.

We are all in on this and we want this to happen as rapidly as possible.

I am strongly supportive of accession and will work both with the ranking member through the committee and on the floor to get this ratified.

Any country that meets the requirements like Sweden and Finland should be able to join if they want.

In my mind, both countries have fully demonstrated their worthiness to join NATO and the value they each will bring to it.