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       U.S. Ambassadors in the Pacific Urge Action on Ukraine, Israel and Border Bill With the package teetering on the brink of collapse, diplomats said the nation’s credibility was on the line.

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       A demonstration in support of Palestinians in Gaza, in Melbourne, Australia, in November. Credit...James Ross/AAP Image, via Reuters

       By Carl Hulse

       Reporting from Capitol Hill

       Feb. 6, 2024

       A group of U.S. ambassadors stationed in the Indo-Pacific region is urging congressional leaders to secure passage of legislation providing assistance to Ukraine, Israel and allies in the Pacific, saying America’s credibility with its strategic partners is on the line.

       “Governments are watching what we do at this pivotal moment in history — a time when decisions that we take now will have lasting impacts for years to come,” said the letter from nine diplomats sent to Capitol Hill on Monday. “They want to see that when the chips are down, the United States will be there for our allies and partners.”

       The letter is somewhat unusual for a diplomatic corps that is usually reluctant to engage in such fights publicly. But the ambassadors, who met recently at a regional conference, said that the importance of the aid and the signals that failure would send warranted the appeal.

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       Carl Hulse is the chief Washington correspondent, primarily writing about Congress and national political races and issues. He has nearly four decades of experience reporting in the nation’s capital. More about Carl Hulse

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