Countering Russian malign influence is a top U.S. foreign policy priority.

I share the concerns about staffing levels at the State Department.

I was very impressed, much more so than I had expected to be, by progress in Iraq.

If confirmed, do you commit to pursuing options to bring them to justice, including through international justice mechanisms?

As I am sure you are aware, the sanctions act, CAATSA, that we passed last year would authorize sanctions against energy projects that Russia is engaged in that involve a certain level of their participation.

It was really heartwarming to drive down the roads and see kids walking along flashing victory signs when they saw our military vehicles.

there is nothing about participating in a global dialogue to share best practices about how to deal with migrants and refugees that involves an incursion into the sovereignty of the United States at all.

If we are not going to support UNFPA as they try and help women and children in these crises, what should we be doing to address the challenges that we are facing with refugees around the world?

I do hope that you will do everything you can to expedite and move this process along, because we should not be a full year into a new administration and not have an Ambassador in a country that is so critical to foreign policy in that…

We are facing the largest refugee crisis in decades, and we know that pregnancy-related deaths and instances of sexual violence increase significantly during these crises.

we were concerned about our sovereignty.

The threat is not just from ISIS, it is also from Iranian and Russian influences in those regions.