Jeanne Shaheen

In my years of government service, here in the Senate and in New Hampshire, I have seen the tremendous benefits of engaging closely with diaspora communities here at home.

I will coordinate closely with Romanian authorities to counter efforts by the PRC Government to pursue steps that would weaken Romanian's national security or economic standing.

We need to condemn their outrageous behavior in the war in Ukraine

I stand ready to support Romania's efforts to fight corruption and strengthen its democratic institutions.

What is even more concerning is not just that the food is not available because of the blockade of the Black Sea.

I think that this is an issue that is also about how do we better coordinate our messages across various agencies of the United States.

It is an extraordinary testament to history's arc that I may have the honor to return there now to promote American values in the region.

I think all three countries, but I can speak to Latvia, view Russia as an existential threat.

Today, diplomats are more critical than ever in advancing U.S. foreign policy and National Security interests.

We need to show up. We need to up our game. We need to be there in person.

It is impressive that the Government has taken that position.

This week Russia walked away from continuing negotiations around New START, and given Vladimir Putin's rhetoric that heightens the nuclear threat because of the war in Ukraine, can you talk about how we should think about future efforts to…

It is kind of like the Capitol here, that it is--the warmer it gets outside the colder it gets in here.

Thank you for your willingness to continue to serve the country.

I look forward to taking the next steps in building upon this strong foundation.

Congratulations to all of our nominees this afternoon.

Our allies very much appreciated the strong stand taken by the United States and the importance of our foreign policy.

What can you do as ambassador to help keep tension on those unjust detentions and what we can--what can we do to try and continue to urge Russia to release people who are being held?

A total collapse of Lebanon is not in the interest of any of the countries in the region or the United States.

Europe must work to end its dependence on Russian energy resources.

Thank you, Senator Portman. Again, I want to thank Ranking Member Johnson for sitting on this hearing with me.

We are working on legislation right now to try and address some of the concerns in that region, and obviously energy is one of those big issues.

Serbia and the Western Balkans are one of the places where Russia still has a fair amount of influence and has the potential to disrupt stability and make things more difficult.

I personally have been concerned that Russia's energy policy toward Europe was not just a simple transactional arrangement to provide oil and gas, but a tool that Putin could weaponize and, as we have seen, has weaponized to advance his…

We have to be able to marry our political agenda, our policy goals with economics.