Richard Holbrooke

The success or failure of reconciliation efforts will be linked directly to the success of the military operations.

HIV-AIDS was not just a health issue, but a diplomatic and in particular a security issue.

I don't think that we have been candid enough with the American people about the commitment that we're going to have to make in Afghanistan if we intend to be successful.

Haiti's vulnerability to natural disaster is not just a matter of weak building codes and poor infrastructure, but, more fundamentally, the result of having an exceptionally weak state.

Our objective for the London Conference is clear: to demonstrate the international community's support for Afghanistan's future.

In a country of 180 million people, the education system must be reformed by the country itself.

Your bill provides more funds in one bill than the United States has spent in that area since 9/11. That is one of the reasons we are so enthusiastic about it. It's long overdue.

The phrase 'Kerry-Lugar' has a talismanic quality in the Pakistani press now. It's not just the amount of money, it's the fact that it is now read as a symbol of our intentions to stick around and be serious about it.

The Kerry-Lugar legislation's emphasis on economic and governance challenges reinforces a key aspect to the President's new strategy on Afghanistan and Pakistan.

The bill you have presented corrects a longstanding imbalance in our economic assistance.

The reason we consider it one of, if not the, highest strategic priority of this administration is because they directly threaten us.

The words 'Kerry-Lugar' have become a symbol of American support for Pakistan in the emergency.