I wrote the letter to the Department of Justice vehemently opposed to that.

I certainly require your consent. But in view of the challenges to the Department, I'm going to need your advice, too.

What is not changing is that the world looks to the United States to use its power for good.

I seek the consent of this committee and the Senate for this job.

I believe that rapid acquisition will be a matter of the highest priority for me.

I believe that the Department should be open-minded about how nondevelopmental products could be acquired and used by the Armed Forces.

If confirmed, I would work to ensure that DOD selects the most effective approach to meeting its requirements.

We must continue to speak the truth about Zimbabwe, and to support those in the region and elsewhere who do the same.

I want the Human Rights Council to succeed.

I strongly support the statements that you've made in regards to ending that genocide, but there are also war crimes that have been committed.

We have not yet finished the international tribunal for the former Yugoslavia.

I think it's a good forecaster of the kind of administration that we're about to see.

everyone can be great, because everyone can serve.

President Mugabe lost the election last March and has no legitimate claim to power.

Widened U.S. sanctions are appropriate.

Multilateral sanctions should be pursued, despite the opposition that such measures have faced in the past.

The President-elect believes that the United States has a moral obligation and a responsibility for security that demands that we address Iraq's humanitarian challenge.

Burma, and its reclusive and repressive regime, may represent one of the most intractable challenges for the global community.