Jim Webb: “I am a sponsor of the Indian Tribes of Virginia Federal Recognition Act of 2011.”

It is imperative that the United States policy be based on a clear set of principles that everyone here at home and in the region can understand.

Senator Webb, your efforts with respect to Burma have played an essential role in this regard.

The disagreements over sovereignty and the potential for conflict have only increased.

There is no question for the United States that the Japan-U.S. Security Treaty obligation extends to the Senkakus.