And is that decision made in collaboration with any other Government agencies, with any other consideration of what diplomatic or strategic goals we might have around the world?

I think all of us have applauded the effort to restart those and Secretary Kerry's tireless work in doing that.

I am very troubled that we are here with the special immigrant visa program for Iraqis due to expire at the end of this month.

I think of everyone on the subcommittee, only Senator Hoeven is returning.

Preserving these collections is the price of having a mass participatory, democratic society, and we are proud of that.

I very much appreciate both of your attention to getting the appointment of an inspector general for the Department of State.

I certainly intend to support your confirmation, and I hope the entire Senate does as well.

He has really put an enormous amount of his personal prestige behind this.

you could do that now if you chose to.

If there are steps that we can take in the Security Council, we should take them.

We have been clear, first of all, that we will not accept the nuclear status of the Korean Peninsula.

I am really honored to be here this morning to join Senator Isakson--and, as you point out, we really miss him on this committee.