I think as President Biden said, I think, yesterday at the U.N. there is a view that a two-state solution, clearly, is a goal to try to attempt to achieve.

If confirmed, I will support the Secretary's continuous review to ensure our policies protect the integrity of U.S. research and innovation along with our academic and research institutions.

I particularly also want to thank your families. This really is a day for the Senate family.

I very much understand the importance of Congressional oversight.

President Biden has indicated that corruption is a core national concern of the United States.

we need everyone at the table from the local, state and Federal level to help solve those problems

Corruption is a core national security concern.

I would ask that you help us and support us in getting that type of legislation to the finish line.

Good governance and the role USAID plays in anti-corruption becomes critically important.

The United States, together with 16 other participating States, invoked the OSCE's Moscow Mechanism in September 2020 to investigate human rights abuses in Belarus.

we respect each nation in the world and that we treat them in a way that ensures ultimately that we will be able to elicit from them the kind of response the United States is looking for on policy issues.

I would just underscore that one of the areas that we really need to strengthen is the capacity of our embassies to deal with understanding the problems in their country and how we can best interact to deal with anti-corruption measures.

I call your attention to a report I authored when I was ranking on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee about Mr. Putin's use of an asymmetric arsenal to bring down democratic states.

I fully support further OSCE engagement in Central Asia.

Renewed American nonproliferation leadership will be essential to reducing the dangers posed by nuclear weapons.

I cannot think of a more qualified, decent person to have this job representing our Nation at a critical moment as we engage the world.

If confirmed, I would work within the context of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) to make good on its objective of expanding access to the peaceful uses of nuclear energy.

we are trying to re-stabilize all of our relationships.

I am supportive of measures to ensure that donations and contracts between U.S. universities and foreign entities benefit the United States and are not subject to undue foreign influence.

we don't have a central way of tracking outbreaks in schools

The resulting OSCE Rapporteur's report on Belarus thoroughly documented ongoing human rights abuses and made specific recommendations.

one of the primary goals of his foreign policy is to stand up to autocracies wherever they occur.

NATO is a defensive Alliance. Simultaneously, NATO is an Alliance of values, founded on the principles of democracy, individual liberty, and the rule of law.

The key to NATO's success is its ability to maintain unity and resolve, and, if confirmed, I will ensure we hold Allies accountable to the same set of values.

We recognize that the need for peace between the Palestinians and the Israelis, that is in the interest of both Palestinians, Israelis, and the United States and the region for security.