mr. kostelancik. the cultural imperialism continues to dominate, to distract and destroy the reputation andesquiveness of -- and effectiveness of our diplomatic corps. i will not be complacent in such efforts and on that basis i object. the presiding officer: objection is heard. mrs. shaheen: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from new hampshire. mrs. s mrs. shaheen: i don't understand what my colleague is talking about in terms of woke ideology and imperialism. that is not my understanding of how the state department works. the state department and our ambassadors are there to carry out america's foreign policy, no matter who the president is. and that's what david kostelancik did when he was in hungary. and so i'm perplexed by the arguments that are raised by my colleague from utah. his objections are grounded in baseless rumors that are being spread by viktor orban. they are not grounded in facts. here are the facts. mr. kostelancik received overwhelming support, bipartisan support w