I spend every day up at the United Nations where I have to interact with 192 other countries. I know how well the United States is viewed.

South Africa's increasingly, for example, the largest foreign investor in various other parts of Africa.

I don't worry about how folks want to characterize me.

I spend every day up at the United Nations where I have to interact with 192 other countries. I know how well the United States is viewed.

Well, Nigeria has played a constructive role in peacekeeping in various parts of West Africa. But unless and until Nigeria itself is democratic and respects human rights, it too may well be a source of much greater instability as political repression limits the ability of the people of Nigeria to achieve their full potential.

The Russians are clearly already engaged in a proxy war against the government of Ukraine. And that is something that we and the rest of the world have actively condemned and sanctioned Russia already heavily for, particularly the United States, as we have imposed now meaningful, tough sanctions in critical sectors, including the defense sector, the financial sector, and the energy sector.

One can't erase the tremendous burden of apartheid in 10 years, 20 years, I believe, even 30 years.