Tim Kaine actually said...

Virginia has a fairly sizable Ethiopian diaspora community and they are very, very focused on the challenges there.

Over the last 2 years we have seen some dramatic backsliding of democracy in Africa, as Senator Van Hollen has indicated, most clearly demon...

That is a good way to get started. I am going to follow up.

I hope it will be an opportunity for substantive engagement with our Africa partners on important topics that also have budget implications ...