I Don't Worry About How Folks Want

All Of Us As Citizens Have To Be Consumers And Judges.

I Was Working With A Number Of African Heads Of State. And After Their Initial Surprise, I Think Many Of Them Just Treated Me As They Would Anybody Else. They Had To Deal With Me As A Representative Of The United States Of America, And The United States Of America Was Too Important To Be Dismissed Or Ignored On Any Grounds.

There Are Plenty Of Meetings, Receptions, Dinners, And So If You Are [at The U.n.] Any Length Of Time, And I Was There For Four And A Half Years, You Formed Pretty Significant Relationships With People From All Over The World. And That's Important To The Work You Do. If You're Trying To Rally The General Assembly To Vote For Something That Matters To The United States, Those Personal Relationships Count.

There Was A Hateful Video That Was Disseminated On The Internet. It Had Nothing To Do With The United States Government, And It's One That We Find Disgusting And Reprehensible. It's Been Offensive To Many, Many People Around The World. That Sparked Violence In Various Parts Of The World, Including Violence Directed Against Western Facilities Including Our Embassies And Consulates.

We Also Have Begun To Assess With The Ukrainians The Scope Of Their Larger Security Assistance Requirements. We Have Had Teams Out Making That Assessment With The Ukrainians. And We Have Already Provided Various Forms Of Equipment And Support To Ukraine.