Nations. Well show you as much of this hearing as we can until the house comes back into session at noon eastern. Mr. Menendez i find the Staggering Amount of time away from post troubling and an abdication of leadership. If confirmed, you would be serving alongside some of the most experienced, seasoned and sometimes ruthless diplomats from all over the world. Were confronting myriad challenges in the world today, including multiplying conflicts, Climate Change, Nuclear Proliferation that cut across borders, which the United States cannot meet alone. While the u. N. And its subsidiary bodies are far from perfect institution, they have the power to facilitate remarkable achievements and leverage partnerships. If you are confirmed, i hope you address the following priorities. First, we must actively seek so balance chinas influence. This administrations pullback from the u. N. Risks enabling china to fill the vacuum by ceding diplomatic ground. China is eager to undermine u. N. Human ri