It is essential for the Department to demonstrate the most effective possible use of the resources that we are provided.
We hope you will stay closely in touch throughout these months.
The State Department budget represents something like 1 percent of the total Federal budget.
It is a privilege to join you in welcoming Ambassador Burns once again to the Foreign Relations Committee.
We are not discussing for the moment precisely what is in any of these budgets.
I stressed the importance of making our foreign policy less reactive and promoting management of the State Department.
Pakistan is the key to diminishing the insurgency in Afghanistan itself.
This underscores the importance to United States national security of a stable Pakistan and of continued engagement on t...
I made notes that you suggested the Taliban will persist in Afghanistan in one form or another.
We need to work with the Afghan Government in order to make sure that those who wish to lay down their arms can in fact ...
The situation in Afghanistan is complex and requires a nuanced approach.
However, should this situation change, the opportunity to continue providing assistance to Pakistan under Kerry-Lugar-Be...
An independent, credible investigation into who in Pakistan helped support bin Laden would be a good place to start.
The Obama administration should make clear to Pakistan's military that going after some terrorists while coddling others...
After we began talking about this package lasting for 5 years, both the Pakistani press and the Pakistani leadership app...
Going forward, Pakistan must do much more than it has to root out terrorists in Pakistan.
I am hopeful that the joint statement that we reached yesterday will help provide a roadmap.
Their leaders understand that this moment is an important one where they need to take decisive action.
