"Thank you. I would appreciate that."
"I am hopeful that we will see Congress move on his appointment as soon as possible."
"Russia has a long history in the Balkans, and their attempts to court Serbia through military equipment."
"I do not believe the Taliban, frankly."
"I really reject the premise that we should enshrine with the Taliban their restrictive relationships with their citizens."
"I totally agree that has got to be the number-one priority, but what kind of leverage is there then to try and encourage the Taliban to be more inclusive in what they are doing?"
"What I am having trouble with is how to advocate to pay teachers and to release those funds when the reports that we have are that schools are open, but not necessarily to girls and to young women."
"Russia, obviously, has refused to condemn the coup leaders. They have stuck to their playbook of blaming the West for the instability."
"Thank you for your willingness to continue to serve the country."
"The other thing we know is that countries that empower women tend to be more stable and have a better opportunity to succeed as democracies."
"I also appreciate Ambassador Brigety's raising the importance of having our Ambassadors on the ground in countries."