If confirmed, I look forward to frequent interactions with MONUSCO leadership and close coordination with USUN as plans for the Mission's transition move forward.

His tireless commitment to building a nation in a world consistent with our highest values and aspirations, especially at times when those values have been uniquely stressed both at home and abroad, has been nothing short of inspirational.

Thank you all for what you do to represent our nation in difficult, distant, dangerous parts of the world.

The United States remains clear that the status quo is unacceptable.

Nicaragua is on the path to becoming a totalitarian dictatorship.

The United States will continue to support the Tunisian people and encourage efforts to return to a transparent and inclusive system of democratic governance.

The United States and Thailand are longstanding allies. We have extensive cooperation on security, which has been important for both our countries and the region.

in order to be a credible party to any kind of negotiations we have to call out aggression when we see it

democratic processes in both countries have shown that the Finnish and Swedish people themselves are strongly supportive of joining NATO.

Perhaps, more than ever it is crystal clear that NATO plays a vital role not only in the security of the United States, but as a bulwark protecting peace and democracy.

NATO is a defensive military alliance designed to preserve, in part, by holding members to high democratic governance and economic transparency standards.

Putin's forces continue to fire missiles at innocent Ukrainians, his generals continue to bombard cities, and his soldiers are committing war crimes.