President-elect Bush hit a home run.

I am delighted it is you.

I am extremely interested in knowing your views and the views of the President-elect in time with regard to U.S. policy toward the Balkans.

We should recognize that while we must lead the world, we do not control it.

It seems to me we have to guard against the unilateralist approach to American foreign policy.

It is naive to think that we will always agree.

General, job well done.

I do not want to put words in his mouth, but the gist of it was--was not working very well.

I look forward to working with you and other members of the committee in finding ways to satisfy your concerns about the way we do business at USAID and at the State Department.

We seek a lasting peace, as have all previous administrations, based on unshakable support for the security of Israel.

I share this position--I believe that an extremely thorough and thoughtful vetting process, a clear set of goals, and a clear exit strategy are critical prerequisites to any U.S. military intervention.

I am going to be proposing a suspension of the certification process, not to eliminate it, but to suspend it.

I applaud the commitment of President Clinton and our past Presidents in their tireless efforts to find a resolution to this half-century-old conflict with its roots in antiquity.

I also believe that the most recent estimates conducted by the intelligence community underscore the risks that a deployment decision now could leave us less and not more secure.

I am concerned that we not undertake a precipitous rush to deploy a national missile defense.

I do not believe that President-elect Bush or General Powell are isolationists. Far from it.

I commit, and I suspect all my colleagues on the Democratic side do as well, to work in good faith with you and the President to try to build a foreign policy that enjoys a broad consensus.

I hope that we will work to address together in the coming year.