I remain very concerned with how Iran will spend billions of dollars of unfrozen assets, which has been valued between $50 billion and $150 billion.

I just want to say, it is causing tremendous turbulence in our communities.

The fact that the incoming president has already agreed to the extension of CICIG, the U.N. agency that is responsible for investigating corruption, I think is a sign that there is that commitment there to really change things on the…

Until the underlying conditions driving migration change, I fear desperate Central Americans will continue to believe that fleeing to the United States is not any more dangerous or uncertain than staying home.

But this year's low funding request would undermine these efforts.

I wish we could hear more success stories, but I constantly ask the question: How do we break away from the cyclical phenomenon of lack of security, lack of prosperity, lack of rule of law, nonsustainable governance?

Anything specific coming out of it, or are they going to take a year to study it again?

I think it was in September that the Chinese President was here and they announced their commitment to a nearly complete ban on ivory import and export.

In order to stop fueling the ruthless destruction of African wildlife and thwart a major financing source for terrorists, it is clear that our efforts must be better coordinated across a wide spectrum of actors.

Wildlife trafficking undermines much of the development progress we have made in Africa. It destroys livelihoods for impoverished communities, decimates landscapes, undermines security in the rule of law.

Not only does illegal wildlife trafficking destroy some of the world's most treasured wildlife species for future generations, this criminal enterprise finances terrorist groups and militias, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa.