I would hope you would reiterate in your direct discussions with the Qatari Government... that they renounce violence, that they recognize Israel's right to exist, and that they abide by agreements.

our policies toward Cuba should be geared toward accomplishing that

I would take every opportunity to impress to the Government of Qatar the importance of our concerns on the issue of Iran and their growing aggressive role in the region.

We need to encourage--or, I should say, need to continue to encourage the UAE to vigorously enforce international sanctions on Iran.

the first being--and I'm glad to see the first being--effective institutions for democratic governance.

access to Americans will somehow provide information to the average Cuban

And so this administration is committed, and I am personally committed, to continuing to make that issue an extremely high priority for us.

We were particularly concerned with the rules under which electoral observation missions would operate.

the benefit of having Americans travel to Cuba outweigh the hard currency

I would just advocate that if indeed we're going to allow people to travel to Cuba, and our hope is that somehow this travel to Cuba will help foster democracy...

In Ecuador, the political challenges between our countries are gradually improving, and our mutual interest in combating narcotrafficking and cooperating in Ecuador's strong economic development must lead us to continue to strengthen our…

At the Summit of the Americas in Trinidad and Tobago last year, the President proclaimed a policy of partnership with the Americas.

I will continue to raise our concerns about the case with Korean officials.

I want to focus for a second on the human aspect of it and the humanitarian aspect of it, because the things that are happening in that corridor, along that desert on both sides of that border from a human perspective, are atrocious.

I do recognize, in response to a letter that I spearheaded, that 40 Senators signed, the EPA's taking another look at those regulations.

Isn't that something we're concerned about?

And my other concern is that Alan Gross was on the island for the purpose of fostering access to information.

If I had not been successful in my efforts to require the EPA to provide more time for compliance, small contractors would have faced steep fines, up to $37,500 per violation, per day.