"With respect to Gaza and the West Bank and the deeply destructive policies of the last administration, halting duly appropriated assistance funds to the West Bank and Gaza, closing the U.S. Consulate in Jerusalem, closing the PLO office in Washington, all of that needs to be reversed."
"Of course, in many ways, governance is basic, basic to everything else."
"Are you really saying that the whole system is in trouble, and that we need to build it back, and presumably, of course, build it back better, as they say, so that we recruit and retain a much more di..."
"Thank you, Madam Chair. And thank you for convening this hearing. Thanks to our witnesses for pretty convincing testimony, I must say, about the challenge we face, and the urgency of that challenge in..."
"I am encouraged by your assurance that the aid that the previous administration stopped is now starting up again, and I encourage you to do that with respect to projects that had been approved and wer..."
"There is just so much at stake in the faltering and struggling Afghan democracy surviving this period."
"So that third piece, the one on the Secretary's use of those funds, what is the likely timeframe on that?"
"I wonder what lessons we have learned by virtue of these freezes and now the attempt to unfreeze some of these programs."
"It seems to me, from what we have heard and observed, especially in recent years, that we have a huge challenge of rebuilding back the prestige and the attractiveness of diplomatic service."
"Thank you, Madam Chair, and welcome, Ambassador. We are very happy to have you in this position and look forward to working with you in many, many ways."
"I have some personal knowledge of one of those programs. It involves educational work with autistic children with a school in Bethlehem."