Dear John,

It is time to move on for the sake of our democracy and national security. With a divisive election behind us, countries around the globe are watching us to see what we do next.

President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will help restore our standing on the world stage, but all of us must do our part to repair our global relations. That's one of the reasons I'm proud to participate in the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition's (USGLC) virtual summit on American global leadership tomorrow.

I'll be engaging in conversations with US Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester, Cindy McCain, UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, and others during this virtual summit. I believe a bipartisan foreign policy approach is not only possible, but necessary to recommit to our responsibilities abroad, while pursuing American interests.

We must pursue policies that are guided by American values of freedom, democracy, transparency, and inclusivity -- and that have the support of policymakers and ordinary Americans across the political spectrum.

But after four years under President Trump, returning to a consistent and bipartisan framework for international relations won't be easy. The Trump Administration has wounded the prestige and reputation of the United States, by befriending our adversaries and ignoring our allies. We certainly will have our work cut out for us.

Yet I remain confident that under the leadership of President-elect Joe Biden, we can build our global leadership role back even better.

I'll be discussing all of this and more during tomorrow's conference, and I remain as committed as ever to helping move our foreign policy and nation in a new, brighter direction.

Thank you,

Chris