gpoi is also most women and integration.ifically seek out women because we understand the positive impact that can have. over the past five years, the 50 active countries that are our partners, they have nearly doubled the number of women for u.n. peacekeeping. and to give you a point of contrast, 71 countries that are not gpoi partners and do not participate, they have had a decrease of 60% of the ones -- 16% being deployed. i'm very comfortable that gpoi is having a positive impact in this area and that influence. now, while we are proud of the effort to address the issue, and i do believe we are shipping the -- positively shaping behavior and outcomes, no amount of training, no integration is a panacea. as we know, there are far too many serious incidents that still occur. and i, like my colleagues, i'm hopeful that recent policy changes to promote transparency will help. they have to continue to follow through. and if the gpoi partner fails to follow up on those allegations, failing to take responsibility in the jurispru

and i think the gpoi, it will division of the state department, right? >> yes, under my leadership. >> i would hope you would meet with bob froman, the trade representative for the united states, and start finding out whether or not there are some ways you could tie a country's compliance with fighting violence against women with the agreements we make with them in trade and commerce. senator koonce and i opened the markets in south africa for domestic united states chicken, which they were being blocked from, by enforcing the terms of the trade agreement between the two countries. people don't like rape and violence, but they like to eat and have commerce and trade. if you predicate participating in those things with the united states with them being committed to ending violence against women and sexual violence as a practice, then we can start going a long way towards making something happen. that's the kind of leverage that really makes a difference. not belittling the annual report. i'm not belittling the website. but i'm telling you it's one thing t

gpoi is also most women and integration.e specifically seek out women because we understand the positive impact that can have. over the past five years, the 50 active countries that are our partners, they have nearly doubled the number of women for you in peacekeeping. and to give you a point of contrast, 71 countries that are not gpoi partners and do not participate, they have had a decrease of 60% of the ones being deployed. i'm very comfortable that gpoi is having a positive impact in this area and that influence. now, while we are proud of the effort to address the issue, and i do believe we are shipping the outcome positively, no amount of training, no integration is a panacea. as we know there are far too many serious incidents that still occur. my colleagues, i'm hopeful that recent policy changes to promote transparency will help. they have to continue to follow through. and if the gpoi partner fails to follow up on those allegations, failing to take responsibility in the jurisprudence system, we toe to be ready as a

i'm very comfortable that gpoi is having a positive impact in this area. we are proud of the effort to address the issue, and i do believe we are shipping the outcome positively, no amount of training, no integration is a panacea. we know there are far too many serious incidents that still occur. and like colleagues, i'm hopeful that recent policy changes to promote transparency will help. they have to continue to follow through. partner fails to follow up, failing to take responsibility in the jurisprudence system, we have to be ready to suspend security assistance. we have to take a deliberate decision and how we do that. in the end, well-trained and well disciplined and well-equipped units, they are the very building blocks to effective peacekeeping. and while there are many success stories out there, we are well aware of the track record is not perfect by any means. whether it is indirectly or directly, through ongoing training, through expanding the role of women, we remain committed to improvement overseas with the u.n. and our partner countries. sco

gpoi also most women and integration. we specifically seek out women because we understand the positive impact that can have. over the past five years, the 50 active countries that are our partners, they have nearly double the number of women for you in peacekeeping. and to give you a point of contrast, 71 countries that are not partners and do not participate, they have had a the onesof 60% of being deployed. i'm very comfortable that gpoi is having a positive impact in this area. while we are proud of the effort to address the issue, and i do believe we are shipping the outcome positively, no amount of training, no integration is a panacea. we know there are far too many serious incidents that still occur. and like colleagues, i'm hopeful that recent policy changes to promote transparency will help. they have to continue to follow through. partner fails to follow up, failing to take responsibility in the jurisprudence system, we have to be ready to suspend security assistance. we have to take a deliberate decision and h

i think the gpoi, which is an agency, which is a division of the state department, right? >> yes, sir, that is the division under my leadership. >> i hope you would meet with bob froman the trade representative. united states. find out ways you can tie country's compliance with fighting violence against women with the agreements we make with them in trade and commerce. senator coons and i opened markets in south africa for domestic united states chicken they were being blocked from, by enforcing terms of africa growth and opportunity act which is trade agreement between the countries. people don't like rape and violence but like to eat and have commerce and trade. if you predicate those thingss with the united states doing it, with them being committed to ending violence against women and sexual violence as a practice, we to a long way making something happen. that is the kind of leverage that makes a difference. i'm in the belittling the annual report and not belittling the website. it is one thing to tell them your name is on website and one thing to tell them we won't t

and if the gpoi partner fails to follow up on those allegations, failing to take responsibility in the jurisprudence system, we have to be ready as a nation to consider suspending security assistance. we have to take a deliberate decision and how we do that. in the end, well-trained and well disciplined and well-equipped units, they are the very building blocks to effective peacekeeping. and while there are many success stories out there, we are well aware of the track record is not perfect by any means. and so, whether it is indirectly or directly, through ongoing training, through expanding the role of women, we remain committed to improvement overseas with the u.n. and our partner countries. to rid us of the scourge of sexual exploitation and abuse. thank you for your time. i stand by for your questions. senator corker: we thank you all for the testimony. look, my guess is that you all are as upset as we are. you work in an organization, that whether it is at state, certainly at the u.n. making something happen. it is almost impossible. and my sense is that you do welcome a hearing