I am having difficulty understanding the language that you have used.

I appreciate that. I want to drill down a little bit on that, as I told you I would in our private meeting.

I also worked closely with a wide range of government officials and political party leaders to ensure opposition parties and candidates were able to campaign without interference or pressure.

There are 18 million people in India estimated in bonded labor, slavery. That number is unacceptable.

We are not looking at it as a challenge to India but more how we share best practices as the two largest democracies.

I pushed the Government of Transition of Burkina Faso for timely elections during a sensitive time when some voices were considering a delay.

the abuse of human rights is often the underlying cause of strife and violence.

I want you to work with European allies so that they have consistent sanctions.

Russia represents an extreme danger against America. That is the reason we are going to pass and enact the stronger sanctions...

The United States government is concerned by a troubling trend in the past few years of Nigerien authorities arresting and threatening critics of the government.

We do know that the Russia is out of compliance with the INF.

I really appreciate your testimony, particularly your encouragement on the Congress passing a State Department authorization in a routine manner, which I think would strengthen the unity on foreign policy in this country.

I have promoted human rights and democracy throughout my 35-year career as a Foreign Service officer.

Thank you. I appreciate that answer.

I will encourage direct government-to-government collaboration to address and push back on Russian influence campaigns through grant assistance, training, and exchange programs.

I helped mobilize like-minded NATO and other partners to push the Ukrainian Government to address the fraud, which resulted in a revote, which produced a more free and fair election and a different outcome.

It is a democratic country. But it is a country that does not protect the human rights of its citizens against discrimination.

I would just like to get your views as to your role, if confirmed as our Ambassador, to be willing to advance our values even if at times we disagree with the Government of Japan, your willingness to speak out.

Singapore is a small country. It is an important country. It is one of the economic powers. It is the gateway to the China Seas, which is very important for national security.

I believe the Summit can allow the United States and its like-minded partners to call on Cuba to implement reforms consistent with the highest values of our hemisphere, such as our support for democracy and respect for human rights.

Promotion of human rights and democracy has been an important part of my career.

The Obama administration takes pride that they were able to get Europe to have consistent sanctions against Iran that the United States initially brought forward.

It takes leadership. It takes leadership to make this work. The stakes could never be higher, in what Russia is doing today.

Will you respond promptly and fully to those requests?

I have always believed that making a difference in one's community is a fundamental tool for defending human rights.