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our treaty alliances was demonstrated by President Biden s hosting of his Japanese and Republic of Korea counterparts in April and May The President s hosting of the first ever Quad Leaders Summit in March...competition and will defend U S interests across the board Third reducing the threat posed by North Korea s nuclear and missile programs...

expanded their trade relations with Taiwan or South Korea after Seoul deployed a U S missile defense system in response to the threat from North Korea In fact China is a country with a decade long well...to strengthen the Quad and deepen trilateral coopera tion among the United States Japan and South Korea Your full statement Secretary Campbell...

Finland France Germany Ireland Japan Lithuania the Netherlands New Zealand Norway Poland Republic of Korea Swe den Switzerland the United Kingdom and the United States The State Depart ment is also setting...beat of threats that our Nation and our allies face from countries like China Russia Iran and North Korea These countries are global...

nearly every corner of the world It is no secret that hostile powers from China to Russia from North Korea to Iran have formed an authoritarian axis bent on weakening the United States Sadly the outgoing...is no longer satisfied to undermine the United States on its own Now it helps Russia Iran and North Korea Chinese sup port has enabled Russia to...

honored to appear before you as the President s nominee to serve as the United States Ambassador to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization I am grateful to President Trump for his confidence and to this committee...Russia and Ukraine are at war China is expanding its military influence rogue states like Iran and North Korea continue to destabilize...

deep and wide complemented by the expanded footprints of its despotic partners Iran Russia and North Korea The United States however must contend with more than mere strategic competition in its hemisphere...

Security commitments also provide the U S with leverage in trade negotiations as it has in the past with Korea and Australia 7 This system has allowed the U S military to maintain a global presence at a far cheaper...contingencies and crises important to the United States The proximity of U S forces in Japan and South Korea shortens logistical...

how well it would serve U S interests Each of the bilateral alliances at that time with Japan South Korea Taiwan Philippines Thailand Australia and New Zealand ANZUS afforded the United States an immense...else in the world The alliance system created incredibly loyal allies like Japan Australia and South Korea the latter two of which have fought...

a national security perspective our competitors and adversaries that axis of China Russia and North Korea all are advantaged by their physical proximity to the areas we seek to safeguard And in the event...increasingly important in shaping the regional security environment and bolstering deterrence Japan and Korea are more active in regional...

AMERICAN DI 6 VIDED FAMILIES 7 a IN GENERAL The Secretary of State acting 8 through the Special Envoy on North Korean Human 9 Rights Issues the Assistant Secretary of State for Con 10 2 DAV25476 8V7 S L C sular...4 ily members residing in North Korea from which 5 such Korean American families were divided after 6 the signing of the Agreement...