The Foreign Relations committee to order. Our hearing today is to hear from five of President Bidens nominees dealing with career positions and ambassadorships. Its wonderful to have you here. We thank you all for being here. Thank you to the senator for being here to lead of the republican side of the hearing. Its not always easy to find members that are willing to adjust their schedules to accommodate the hearings ander i think the senator for always being available to the committee to carry out our important work. Im going to have some opening comments and i want to recognize senator reid and allow him to make an introduction and thank t him for being here in the committee. Sometimes have a friendly rivalry but since i will soon may need his help thank you very much, chairman and senator. Its my pleasure to introduce kristine, assistant secretary of state for oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs. Anyone whos had the pleasure of working with chris knows a a c
Hearing for state Department Nominees Including ambassador at large for Global Health security and diplomacy as well as u. S. Ambassadors. This is about an hour 20 minutes the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will come to order. Our hearing today is to hear from five of the President Bidens nominees in dealing with career positions and ambassadorships. Its wonderful to have you all here. We thank you all for being here. Thank you do senator ricketts for being here to lead the republican side of this hearing. Its not always easy to find members that have or willing to adjust their schedules in order to accommodate these hearings, and i think senator ricketts for always being available to this committee to carry out our important work. I want to add some opening comments and senator ricketts wont opening comments but first i want to recognize senator reed and allowed to make an introduction and thank him for being here in the committee. We sometimes have a friendly rivalry between Arme
[inaudible conversations] the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will come to order. Our hearing today is to hear from five of the President Bidens nominees in dealing with career positions and ambassadorships. Its wonderful to have you all here. We thank you all for being here. Thank you do senator ricketts for being here to lead the republican side of this hearing. Its not always easy to find members that have or willing to adjust their schedules in order to accommodate these hearings, and i think senator ricketts for always being available to this committee to carry out our important work. I want to add some opening comments and senator ricketts wont opening comments but first i want to recognize senator reed and allowed to make an introduction and thank him for being here in the committee. We sometimes have a friendly rivalry between Armed Services and Foreign Relations but sense of National Defense authorization bill will be up soon and im going to need his help, he goes first. [l
Call the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to order. We thank our witnesses for being here, and im looking forward to your testimony. As much of the world concentrates on the isis threat and instability in the middle east, the Committee Takes this opportunity to consider efforts by the United States and other partners to counter extremism in the Subsaharan African area. Longterm development has been the norm across much of africa including here tell you what. Ben, even with large letters i cant see anymore. [laughter] including here in our committee with the recent signing of the power africa legislation, which were all very proud of and appreciate the way the administration has led on that effort also, that we hope will help bring investment to a key sector for Economic Growth and opportunity. Whereas in the middle east we have been reacting to abhorrent state and terrorist violence and the uprooting of millions of people, in africa weve had the opportunity of years of influence thro
[inaudible conversations] call the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to order. We thank our witnesses for being here. I look forward to your testimony. As much of the world concentrates on the ice is a threat and instability in the middle east the Committee Takes this opportunity to consider efforts by the United States and other partners to counter extremism in the Subsaharan Africa area. Longterm development has been the norm across much of africa including here tell you what. Even with large letters i cant see anymore. Including here in our committee with the recent signing of the power africa legislation which we are all very proud of and appreciate the way the administration has let on that effort also. That we hope will bring investment to a key sector for Economic Growth and opportunity. Whereas in the middle east we have been reacting to terrorist violence and the uprooting of millions of people. And africa weve had the opportunity of years of influence through diplomacy and d