Rex Tillerson: “We call on the DPRK to halt its illegal nuclear weapons program and its ballistic missile test.”

Sanctions are very useful tools. Unilateral sanctions are not quite as useful as multi-lateral sanctions.

The first responsibility of government is the security of its own citizens.

We will see the world for what it is, be honest with ourselves and the American people, follow the facts where they lead us, and hold ourselves and others accountable.

Interim local political arrangements that give voice to all groups and ethnicities supportive of Syria's broader political transition must emerge with international support.