Tomasz P. Malinowski

There is a sense of doubt among many of our partners in the region about whether the United States is--not only about whether we are going to go through with TPP, but with respect to our overall posture in the Asia-Pacific.

To promote democracy and human rights and labor rights in the Asia-Pacific effectively, we have to stand up for those values.

Now, my focus, obviously, is on how TPP can help us advance values of human rights, democratic freedoms, labor rights.

The alternative would be far less cooperation in shaping the rules of trade, including rules that protect labor rights and the environment.

For the first time in the Asia-Pacific, if TPP happens, we will have a group of nations that have consented to join their economic destinies together under commonly agreed, enforceable rules with America at its center.

TPP offers the best hope of giving the Vietnamese people the space to pursue their rights.

Our commitment to democracy and human rights is unwavering and remains the center of gravity for our strategy in the region.

There is strong, bipartisan cooperation where it matters most between the State Department and this committee.

Democracy is still under threat in Latin America.

The United States consistently opposes any texts or actions that criticize Israel unfairly in any U.N. body or specialized agency, and I will maintain that position.

Preventing U.S. assistance from being used in support of human rights violations is a policy priority.

Continuing sectarian violence in Pakistan is concerning and has brought heartache to Sunnis, Shia, Christians, and members of other communities across the country.