tajikistan is a challenging post and a dynamic region.per capita, it is in the poorest quarter of countries in the world. it has the poorest 800-mile border are afghanistan and problems like illegal narcotics trade and terrorism and violent extremism in the region are deeply concerning. if confirmed, i will work to strengthen our partnership with tajikistan to address these serious challenges. tajikistan, given its difficult neighborhood, must maintain its security and stability goals, which the united states strongly supports. but the security, stability, and prosperity that tajikistan seeks can only come with a strong commitment to improving human rights and governance, respect for the rule of law, and protection and promotion of its people's rights and freedoms. these are critical components of security and stability for any country. if confirmed, i will encourage the government to promote and protect the space for civil society and for international and domestic non-governmental organizes to register and function freely. being an amer

tajikistan is a challenging post in the region.per capita, it is in the poorest quarter of countries in the world. it has the poorest 800-mile-long border with afghanistan. and problems like illegal narcotics trade, terrorism and violent extremism in the region are deeply concerning. if confirmed, i will work to strengthen our partnership with tajikistan to address these serious challenges. tajikistan given its difficult neighborhood must maintain its security and stability, goals, which the united states strongly supports. but the security, stability and prosperity that tajikistan seeks can only come with a strong commitment to improving human rights and governance. respect for the rule of law and protection and promotion of its people's rights and freedoms. these are critical components of security and stability for any country. if confirmed, i will encourage the government to promote and protect the space for civil society and for international and domestic non-government organizations to register and function freely. being an a

. >>> john kerry is traveling to tajikistan. he emphasized the u.s.ommitment to the country's economic and security issues while meeting with his foreign minister. >>> a second plane with victims remains from the russian plane crash in egypt which killed all 224 people on board arrived in st. petersburg. that plane also carrying personal items found at the crash site. authorities will begin analyzing the black boxes that were found to determine what happened. >>> amad chalabi who pushed to overthrow saddam hussein in 2003 by pushing forward false allegations of weapons of mass destruction has died of a heart attack. he was 71 years old. >>> watching the markets here, relatively unchanged on the major indices. the nasdaq and s&p 500 both red slightly. the dow held up by chevron and visa. let's talk about what to do next in the markets. bo ben, with the persistence of the rally, the dow is back in the black, the nasdaq near 15-year highs what does that tell you and what is driving it. >> what is remarkable about the date fa tod data we're seeing today i

so that's something i have observed and something i hope to continue in tajikistan, if confirmed. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman. >> thank you, senator. i'm going to wrap up in a minute. before i do, i want one other line of questioning for you, mr. warden. if you're uncomfortable in going down this road, please say so and we can pursue it in a different setting. you talked about the -- i think it's fairly well accepted by the international community, that the assad regime used chemicals, even after they said they wouldn't and even after they joined the cwc and made all of the commitments. they have a partner today, russia. what role does russia play in the organization and, you know, when you're standing on this side of it, these things are stunning because -- if the united states was involved with a partner that was doing this sort of thing and we would wash our hands of it very quickly or stop it, one or the other. they are not lifting a finger but yet have the same information you would, that the international community has. what can you tell us about that? >> thank you, mr

millard of virginia to be ambassador to the republic of tajikistan. marc jonathan sievers of maryland to be ambassador to the sultan of owe man. deborah r. malac of virginia to be ambassador to the republic of uganda. lisa j. peterson of virginia to be ambassador to the kingdom of swaziland. h. dean pittman of the district of columbia to be ambassador to mow zack beak. -- mozambique. the presiding officer: under the previous question, the motion occurs on the bodde nomination. is there a sufficient second? there appears to be. the clerk will call the roll. vote:. vote: the presiding officer: is there any senator in the chamber who wishes to vote or change his or her vote? hearing none, on the nomination of peter william bodde to be ambassador of libya, there are 95 votes in the affirmative, zero in the negative, and the nomination is confirmed. the senate will receive a message from the house of representatives. the majority secretary: mr. president. the presiding officer: mr. clerk. the majority secretary: i have been directed by the house of represe