09/15/2015
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"If confirmed, I will call on Kyrgyz leadership to uphold the U.N. Charter and condemn the Russian Federation's further invasion of Ukraine and gross violations of international law."
"I do want to echo the comments made by my colleague, Senator Hagerty, regarding the importance of making sure that the Czech Republic is not bullied by China because of its relationship with Taiwan."
"If we wake up in a world where the Chinese have a military basing arrangement in our own hemisphere it would be a very troubling turn in regional affairs."
"I am humbled by the honorable mission President Biden, Vice President Harris, and Secretary Blinken have asked me to take on as Ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago."