James B. Steinberg

What tangible economic or democratic reforms has the Government of Egypt undertaken as a result of the billions of dollars that we have provided in nonsecurity assistance throughout the last decades? What have we received in exchange?

We attach enormous importance to the continuation of the tribunal, and we will do what we can to sustain that effort irrespective of what the decisions are of the Lebanese Government.

I think we have had a consistent record in saying that there are circumstances in which parties fail to respect democracy.

Even in our own system, we recognize that speech has to support civil society and be part of that.

We are determined to move Bosnia along the path of political reform.

We want to take advantage of the dynamic there and not to undercut the opposition, not to hurt those who are being courageous.

The goal was not to impose the sanctions. The goal was to get other countries to join with us in doing this.

The fact that sanctions were not imposed doesn't mean that the Act in its deterrent value didn't have an effect.

Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg has outlined to the Committee our overall two-track strategy toward Iran, focused on both engagement and clear consequences if Iran declines to take concrete steps.

But North Korea greeted the open hand of the new administration with preparations to launch a ballistic missile.

We remain willing to engage North Korea to resolve our differences through diplomacy.

We are committed to do what is necessary to protect the American people and to honor our commitment to our treaty allies.