15 minutes. We will reconvene at 5 49. You are welcome to our great coffee back there or sitting and talking to others, but thank you. Recess will end and well stand in hearing again. Ill move to senator portman. Thank you for being here, sir. Thank you, mr. Chairman. Secretary sullivan, you know how i feel about you. I appreciate the proactive approach you took on getting ot ot Otto Warmbier home. I appreciate you coming to his funeral. I know the reorganization was a topic of discussion and i want to talk to you about that as it relates to the Global Engagement center. As you know it is something i feel strongly about. In 2017 as a senate and house in the National Defense authorization act asked the Global Engagement center to take on additional responsibilities, specifically with regard toinformation coming from countries intended to destabilize democracies, undermine some of our basic values and institutions. Russia and china come to mind. Gc also has an important role, as you know
15 minutes. We will reconvene at 5 49. You are welcome to our great coffee back there or sitting and talking to others, but thank you. Recess will end and well stand in hearing again. Ill move to senator portman. Thank you for being here, sir. Thank you, mr. Chairman. Secretary sullivan, you know how i feel about you. I appreciate the proactive approach you took on getting ot ot Otto Warmbier home. I appreciate you coming to his funeral. I know the reorganization was a topic of discussion and i want to talk to you about that as it relates to the Global Engagement center. As you know it is something i feel strongly about. In 2017 as a senate and house in the National Defense authorization act asked the Global Engagement center to take on additional responsibilities, specifically with regard toinformation coming from countries intended to destabilize democracies, undermine some of our basic values and institutions. Russia and china come to mind. Gc also has an important role, as you know
We chose to stoke that claimed rather than extinguish it. This is my challenge to you tonight, do not let history show that the torch went dark on our watch because we chose to repay lies with lies, to repay hatred with hatred for pettiness with pettiness. Do not leave this place with a sense of defeat. Go out boldly. Go out with your heads high, with your face in our great nation faith in our great nation renewed, restored, encouraged, with a stronger appreciation for the exceptional as an of america and a commitment to fight for its preservation. May we be bigger than this. May we be bolder than this, stronger than this, wiser than any temptation to do otherwise. And may god continue to shine his favor on our great land, and may god continue to bless the United States of america. [cheering and applause] [applause] [applause] [applause] thank you. [applause] good luck. Thank you. I tell you what, the love is mutual. I look around this room and see the distance that people have come, t
Point to russian president putins invasion of ukraine and his alleged use of food as a weapon of war. Also appearing before the committee is david beasley, the executive director for the World Food Program. This Relations Committee hearing two hours. This meeting will come to order. Let me thank our witnesses for appearing as we address one of the most farreaching threats the world faces today which is Food Security. We must be Crystal Clear nearly 828 Million People are at grave risk of hunger and disease, with many at risk of outright starvation. While far more complex than a terrorist attack, the global food crisis represents the clearest threat to global peace and security we have seen in decades. Ruthless autocrats, militias, terrorist organizations have always used food as a weapon of war and Vladimir Putin is no different. Ukraine has long been considered a critical bread basket of the world. Disrupting food shipments and promoting a Disinformation Campaign about ukraines role i
Ms. Power were helping them withstand flood, droughts through emergency systems but also allowing them to grow their agriculture sectors against the odds. Im over time. Ill yield back. Thank you. Thank you. Senator murphy. Senator murphy thank you very much, mr. Chairman. Its hard to categorize all the ways in which the russians are using starvation as a deliberate tactic not just in ukraine but around the world. I want to talk to you about the crisis in syria. You got about 12 Million People who are food insecure, starving. Thats an increase from last year. Its hard to believe. Its getting worse inside syria, not better. During the last several years weve of course gone from four crossings to bring humanitarian aid down to only one crossing and theres one reason for that and thats the russians decisions to try to use starvation as a tool to benefit al assad. You were able to extend one crossing and thats what russia agreed to. Tell us very briefly what the consequences are going from