Barbara A. Leaf: “If confirmed, I will make emergency preparedness and attention to support for American citizens a priority focus.”

If confirmed, I intend to deepen our diplomatic outreach to press countries of origin to repatriate their citizens from northeast Syria.

If confirmed, I will ensure my team works closely with Lebanese civil society, which deserves our continued support.

Israel is a critical partner to the United States and the two are united by shared values and strategic interests.

We believe that pursuing the following priorities: defeating ISIS and al Qa'ida; increasing access to humanitarian aid; keeping violence down by maintaining ceasefires; and promoting accountability for the Assad regime's atrocities are…