That is correct. You explained earlier that your job in the white house was to coordinate United States and Ukraine Policy, is that right . It is to coordinate United States policy visavis ukraine, correct. You testified in the spring of this year that these officials, these ukrainian officials began asking you, quote, advice on how to respond to mr. Giulianis advances, end quote. Is that correct . That is correct. What do you understand they meant by mr. Giulianis advances . I understood that to mean both his public commentary, so publicly calling for investigations into 2016, burisma, and hunter biden, as well as his direct overtours to the government of ukraine directly and through proxies. Thats what i understood. As you understand it, under Whose Authority do you think mr. Giuliani was acting under . Congresswoman, i dont know. Did the ukrainian officials you were speaking to tell you that they were being asked to im sorry, can you say that again, maam . Do you think the ukrainian
ms. williams, colonel vindman, i want to thank you for your knowledge and expertise. it s very important as we help our allies and counter those who are not our allies. miss williams, you are responsible, as part of your portfolio, you advised the president of ukraine, correct? correct. ms. williams, you are the adviser to the president on ukraine and you coordinated foreign policy, correct? i probably ease that back. i took that off my job description to have on my eval, but i certainly spent much more time with the president. but your statement as you submitted it today that says, i am the principal adviser to the
ms. williams, lot colonel vindman, i want to thank you also for your service, your knowledge and expertise is incredibly important as we look to formulating policy with our allies and to try to counter those who are not our allies. i think we re all very concerned about our european policy and how it can thwart russian aggression. ms. williams, as you said, as part of your portfolio, you advised the vice president about ukraine, correct? correct. lieutenant colonel vindman, in your opening you say you are the principal adviser to the president on ukraine and you coordinate u.s./ukraine policy, correct? congressman, in this statement i issued this morning i probably eased that back, i took that off my job description that i have on my eval. but i certainly spent much more time advising the ambassador than i did the president. but your statement, as you submitted it and read it today, says at the nsc i am the principal adviser to the national security adviser and