Robert Menendez actually said...

"I appreciate what you said about Ambassador Aponte."

"You accurately described the situation in Panama right now."

"I would assume that it will be your mission to, beyond interlocutors at an intergovernmental level, to robustly pursue civil society elements in Ecuador in preparation for an election that we hope is ..."

"Will you make it one of your priorities when you are at post to continue to work with the Salvadoran government?"