"I wish we had the luxury of rethinking the State Department, of evaluating new horizons of diplomatic efforts throughout the world."
"Instead, we must first attend to this Administration's suboptimal withdrawal from Afghanistan."
"It has freed up resources to focus on other strategic priorities?"
"We have not pulled officers from missions in Asia and the Pacific."
"We still have a focus on the enduring commitment to Americans and green card holders and Afghans who have helped us."
"I just--how can we possibly say in the end that the withdrawal has left us better equipped diplomatically to face other challenges?"
"Through Senator Todd Young's office we were able to get the child to the Indira Ghandi Children's Hospital"
"Very scary future, and I see some evidence of that as to so many parents on a regular basis."
"I think it is a very important initiative in order to continue to promote freedom of navigation and safe transport in the--on the high seas."
"The United States has consistently stressed that the fundamental values articulated in SDG 16 must form the basis for the achievement of the 2030 Agenda."
"SDG 16, in my view is the key to achieving all the other sustainable development goals."
"A key aspect of the 2030 Agenda was the recognition that countries are primarily responsible for their own achievement of the SDGs."