Ronny Jackson

Ghana is a strong partner of the United States, sharing democratic values and goals of human rights, economic growth, and regional stability.

If confirmed as the next U.S. Ambassador to Ghana, I will draw upon these experiences to advance U.S. interests in Africa.

Rwanda's role in Burundi has been very constructive from my point of view.

Our policy is built around four interdependent and mutually reinforcing objectives

Thank you very much for this opportunity to discuss U.S. efforts to support the Rwandan Government and people

The prosecutor has more control over life, liberty, and reputation than any other person in America.

Law enforcement is not automatic. It isn't blind. What every prosecutor is practically required to do is select the cases for prosecution in which the offense is the most flagrant, the public harm the greatest, and the proof the most…

To reduce the likelihood of future financial crises, it is important to pay close attention to the incentives provided to financial firms' senior executives.

I think you are referring, Senator, to Section 953(b) of the Dodd-Frank Act, which requires disclosure of the ratio between the amount of the CEO's compensation and the median employee of a large public company.

Yes, sir. They have no way to know.

I do not think I would be satisfied actually with the disclosure requirement.

In my view, it is important for regulators to require firms to separate the times that options and restricted shares can be cashed from the time in which such shares and options vest.

Executives should not be able to use such transactions to undo the incentive consequences of the pay structure that was set for the executives.

I think if the SEC engages in a careful cost-benefit analysis that limits the work the firms have to do, the rule could provide valuable information.

To address these problems, regulators should adopt rules that would induce firms to make the incentive compensation of senior executives depend significantly on long-term payoffs to the banks nonshareholder stakeholders and not only on the…

I think what really many of us struggle with who have never had to face your responsibility...

Thank you very much.

As hard as it may be to believe, occasionally, Senators make mistakes and I am one of them.

I think this bill probably gets us close, but we would probably want this Committee and VA to look a little bit broader range of solutions to the problem.

We thank Senator Casey and the original cosponsors of this legislation for its introduction, and we urge its passage.

The VFW strongly supports this legislation.