If confirmed, I will urge the Nicaraguan Government to immediately cease its repression and release those who have been arbitrarily detained.

If I am confirmed, I am committed to helping the Government to achieve their commitments to the people of Sri Lanka but also to helping address openly, transparently the hard issues in the room, which are the inter-ethnic and…

There is a beautiful biblical phrase, 'From the fullness of the heart the mouth speaks.'

I think we also need to be quite clear about the quality of the assistance that we deliver, and that is transparent, accountable assistance that is done in concert with our partner, Sri Lanka, and that is delivering genuine value to the…

I believe that we have also demonstrated that there is... complete consensus on both sides of the aisle.

Your careers are real tributes to you and to the wonderful people who work at the State Department.

I think, moving forward, it will be a high priority to reinforce the institutionality, and including its role in Honduras on anticorruption.

the OAS concluded, in mid-December, based on their review, that the elections were fundamentally unfair and that there should be a re-election.

Will you take it from me that both Secretaries Tillerson and Mattis have publicly testified before these committees that they think Iran is complying with the JCPOA, and that the deal is in America's national security interest?

If there is evidence that would suggest that pursuant to legal process and the U.S. treaty, extradition treaty, that somebody should be extradited, then we can talk.

Having vigorous reporting upon reproductive rights and fair treatment of women is really important.

the flow of refugees around the world... imposes significant security concerns on nations, including the United States.

basic humanitarian needs--the United States backing away from providing basic humanitarian needs to people who are pretty stressed is likely to ratchet up tension.

the only possible solution to the conflict in Yemen is a negotiated political settlement under U.N. auspices.

I so often worry, though, when we talk about education, we always dis career and technical education.

We have been very puzzled about why we have given these additional sanctions tools that the White House has chosen not to use.

I very much worry that administration policymakers and the Saudis are interpreting Yemen as if it is just an instance of Iranian adventurism.

The civil war in Yemen is driven or there is an origin to that civil war, which is the Houthis' dissatisfaction as a minority with the way they are being treated by the government.

What effect would stepping back from the Iran deal, or moving away from it--what message would that send to North Korea about the wisdom of doing a diplomatic deal with the United States?

the work of USAID and the work of professionals like yours are not a priority for this administration.

It is critical that you lead your teams in championing U.S. support to strengthen democratic institutions, including civil society and a free press.

If we are not also willing to deal with legitimate grievances of populations that feel like they are under the thumb of a corrupt or unresponsive central government, then we will misunderstand.

the only possible way for the victor to be the people of Honduras is a new call for general elections.

But you are not aware of--there had been reports of some discussions at the mil-to-mil level about the potential use of those bases.

Was this change, to your knowledge, driven by any problem with the previous policy?