What Secretary Clinton did by looking at this issue and sticking with it was a very important step in the right direction.
The Congolese reform agenda, which Special Envoy Feingold discussed at length, clearly needs to move forward.
Sadly the answer was no, maybe some downturn in some places but this is still going on.
U.S. companies must now disclose the origin of minerals purchased from the DRC.
I think there has been some of that, but I think, based on my actual observation of what is happening over there, less than I would have exp...
constitutions should not be amended to benefit those currently in office.
We raised this issue with the Rwandan Government that we had seen a credible body of reporting that that was happening.
Not only is democracy in the Congo problematic, particularly following the 2011 elections, but those in neighboring countries as well.
We will want to see even more support in this regard and guarding against any reduction.
These were not easy conversations, but they were direct and I think they were helpful in making it clear that the United States certainly do...
It is not just a political solution. It is a complex relationship between the peoples in that region.