the types of issues that you are going to be dealing with are some of the most important, let us face it, not only to our country, but, because of our country's role in the world, to the world.

I am under no illusions about the enormous challenges we face on arms control, nonproliferation, and political/military affairs.

I think we may be aided by having the support of many of our allies in this respect, but it is going to be a long, hard slog.

I do not know if we have a more qualified ambassador in our Foreign Service, and I know that she is going to have to develop a coherent, comprehensive strategy for how we deal with a lot of thorny issues, including and specifically Syria…

I was just on the Arabian Peninsula, and what Senator McCain has just mentioned about Saudi Arabia is more than true.

I think you put the odds of a comprehensive deal at about 50/50 because we do not know the direction that this is going to head.

I wish to thank the Senator from Wyoming for his outstanding leadership on this issue. I know it is something he has worked on for a long time, and finally we have it on the floor for debate. I am a strong supporter of the Marketplace…

One area that I think we are not doing a good job in leveraging is in trade.

I know we had a huge amount of problems in Iraq. We are going to have probably even greater problems once people get through looking at what we did in Afghanistan.

I like the thrust that you have with ag. I like the thrust that you have with USAID Forward.

I also welcome the fact that your agency talked about most Caribbean and Latin American countries graduating from aid by the year 2030.

I think Secretary Kerry also has acknowledged that that is our goal.