"I think it has great potential, and I appreciate your attention to that arena, as well."
"The Panama Canal is, arguably, one of the most important geostrategic locations for the United States."
"I would encourage you, if you are confirmed, to develop a plan, a specific plan of how you will work with the government, the Panama Canal, to help offset and move our interests forward and help educa..."
"Despite the importance of the Panama Canal to United States national security and our economic security, the trends that I see in Panama are deeply concerning."
"This is not surprising, and I am sorry to cut you short but it is not surprising. It is actually very typical of the way the CCP behaves in this sort of environment, particularly these Belt and Road p..."
"During my time serving as ambassador to Japan I worked very closely with the government of Japan to ensure that their network became clean."
"he would turn Saudi Arabia into a, quote, 'pariah' and he added that there is, quote, 'very little social redeeming value in the present Government in Saudi Arabia.'"
"I think it is a failure of the State Department, again, under your watch, to take the necessary steps to guard against the risk that OneVoice would engage in political activities to unseat a particula..."
"I think it is a great oversight and it creates grave concern for me."
"American families are suffering everywhere from high gas prices, and I understand that President Biden is on his way to Saudi Arabia next month, presumably to ask the Saudis to produce more oil and ba..."
"I am a very strong proponent of deeper economic ties because they lead then, certainly, to stronger security ties."