MetropolitanVanuatu

Hi Penny! Three questions:

1. Did you draw giraffes before starting to do so on reddit?

2. What's your degree in, and would you be happy entering a related profession if illustrating doesn't work out for some reason?

3. Can you draw me a giraffe encouraging me to do my research and get off reddit?

The giraffe looks disappointed in me. Thanks!

Mr. Assistant Secretary, I enjoyed your talk yesterday greatly. In it, you said that the US cannot reach everywhere at once, which is both understandable and practical. However, one of our strongest allies in the Pacific, Australia, has for several years been holding refugees in offshore detention centers on the sovereign island state of Nauru and Papua New Guinea's Manus Island. These centers have been documented to be dismal places to live, and Australian officials have clearly stated that they simultaneously have no intention of letting the refugees in and no intention of closing the centers. I believe these centers are a mark on the record which we try to maintain and which you work so hard to improve. Does the United States acknowledge the deplorable conditions in these facilities, and do you have a plan to address the problem?