Tom Udall: “I hope that there is very serious discussion about this transition and how quickly we can do it and how we make sure…”

As Secretary Blinken has said, China is the only country with the economic, diplomatic, military, and technological power to seriously challenge the stable and open international system.

If confirmed, I will continue to work closely with our international organization partners on the ground and the Costa Rican Government to build capacity and provide protection.

The U.S. Government works with Costa Rica closely on a number of shared security concerns, including narcotics trafficking.

They feel that things need to happen today.