If confirmed, I will press Cuba to meet its pledge to become more democratic and consider placing conditions on trade or travel policies to motivate the release of political prisoners.

I believe that core values like standing up against violations of international law, against war crimes, against human rights violations, against corruption, and speaking up for democracy and freedom of speech must be at the forefront of…

Israel needs more than tweets about how great our relationship is going to be.

U.S. leadership is required to support movement toward negotiated political settlements.

If you become our Nation's top diplomat, I want to know if governance issues will become a primary consideration.

I have deep concerns about your relationship with Mr. Putin.

Our values are our interests, not a separate set of considerations.

Serving the narrow, market-driven interest of Exxon shareholders is not the same as serving the national interest of all the American people.

I believe the United States today stands at a turning point in history.

Russia itself is culpable of war crimes for its backing of Bashar al-Assad.

I believe strongly in a world where America works with its allies and partners, a world that is governed by laws and institutions consistent with the liberal international order.

Well, many members of this committee look forward to working with you to make sure that we are restraining Iran's nuclear ambitions effectively, fiercely, and that we are implementing what we get out of that current agreement and reviewing…

But you, I assume, understand the advantage we have in America with the separation of branches of Government.

We have never had any administration believe that Congress should just take away their discretion.

My general approach to this agreement has been distrust and verify.

I believe climate change is a major concern for us in the long term and the short term, and that it is human-caused, and that there are actions we can and should take in response to it.

I do not know what the President's view is on it, and I would not want to get out ahead of him.

Let us not be blind to our differences, but let us also direct attention to our common interests and to the means by which these differences can be resolved.