I do not see how Israel can remain democratic and Jewish in a one-state solution.

I believe it is imperative that human rights defenders the world over, including the IACHR, remain engaged in reviewing and investigating the death of Cuban political dissident Oswaldo Paya.

If confirmed, I will remain committed to advocating for and defending the right of the Cuban people to democracy and respect for human rights.

I want to ask you about Article VI and our responsibilities to be engaged in conversations about complete disarmament, nuclear disarmament.

I would do all I could to strengthen that.

I think a lot more pressure is needed on the leadership and the disparate parties down in South Sudan in order to mitigate these threats to the individuals, to carve out a political solution, and then move toward implementing that solution.

Egypt is an ally. It is also a human rights violator.

I was surprised, therefore, that the Special Representative for Cybersecurity was on the list to be eliminated by the State Department.

the peace is not so much there to keep

If confirmed, how do you intend to rally support at the council for U.S. interests?

I think it is an essential part of our foreign policy.

I think we certainly have been unwavering in our commitment under that security treaty and our willingness to support Japan.

My goal is to ensure these sanctions support our important, common work in resolving the conflict in Ukraine, restoring control of Crimea to Ukraine, and preventing future meddling by Russia in foreign elections.

Those three pillars are nonproliferation, peaceful use of nuclear power, and disarmament, and they are meant to bridge the very difference between nuclear power states and non-nuclear power states.

In the aftermath of the most destructive conflict in history, the United States worked in concert with its allies and partners to found the United Nations, a body chartered to, quote, save succeeding generations from the scourge of war and…

Human rights, including religious freedom, remain an important pillar of our engagement with Vietnam.

So I would just like to note that UNFPA, for the record, does not provide any financing for abortions, does not conduct any abortions, and has had an extraordinary record of supporting successful pregnancies and births in very difficult…

I think it is the most ideal. I think it is the path that has received the most thought and effort and consideration.

It is made all the more difficult by the veto power enjoyed by four other members, including two, China and Russia, that are often at odds with our values.

A government that is capable is a government that is responsive to the needs that are identified by its citizens.

So the conversation about the barriers in the Japanese economy has gone on for decades. We push; they resist.

I have cautioned that, in Yemen, I have a fear that we get involved in a war that both sides are beaten down and Al Qaeda shows up the way same way that ISIS showed up in Syria, ready to pick up the pieces of the chaos there.

Promoting human rights and democratic governance is a core element of U.S. foreign policy.

I think Namibia has taken great strides to distance itself from North Korea and abide by the U.N. Security Council resolutions.

We see horrifying human rights violations in Venezuela, dozens of people that have been in jail.