Dick Lugar: “I applaud the appointment of a special envoy, underscoring the President's intention to provide international leadership…”

I do share that problem very much.

I join you in welcoming back Secretary Burns and Tom Nides, both who are good friends of the committee.

There is precedent for using patient diplomacy to resolve treaty violations.

In the likely event the INF Treaty collapses in August, the only remaining bilateral U.S.-Russia arms control agreement would be New START, which expires in 2021 but can be extended by up to five years through agreement by both parties.