Brett McGurk: “Stabilizing areas after [ISIS] can be even more important than clearing areas from [ISIS].”

The real weapon against ISIS and their ilk comes not just from the barrel of a gun but from the ballot box, the schoolhouse, the courts, and a growing economy.

We want to see this – this deal reached, all three phases, every hostage come home.

I share your concerns on trafficking in persons and forced labor in Sri Lanka, where over 1.7 million citizens are employed outside their country.

We believe very strongly we have to have a political transition process that can lead to a sustainable transition inside Syria.