WASHINGTON, June 3 -- The U.S. Department of State issued the following transcript of remarks by the U.S. Secretary of State:
SECRETARY RUBIO: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thank you, Mr. Ranking Member and all the members of the committee for having me. I have a written opening statement. I'll submit it. I'll try to cut the five minutes in half if I can. Let's just get right to the point.
I think that I would characterize the last 16, 17 months at the State Department as two things - a history of tremendous successes combined with ongoing and difficult challenges. And we will always have ongoing and difficult challenges in the world. Let me walk through them one by one.
India and Pakistan were on the verge of an all-out war. The State Depart...