Each of these individuals, the President of the United States, the Vice President of the United States, and the Secretary of State, at the time they were Senators, acknowledged the fact of the Armenian genocide.

I look at Prime Minister Erdogan's recent statements, which is to forget about what we were negotiating in the past.

There are historical realities here. There is concern of irredentism.

I note unfortunately in the northern Peten region of Guatemala, 27 laborers on May 14 were slaughtered and decapitated by members of the international criminal band known as Las Zetas.

I am a strong believer in Chief of Mission authority. I am a strong believer that there needs to be transparency on any operations by U.S. Government agencies with the ambassador within the country of responsibility.

Of course we recognize the sovereign right of Mexico's people to decide their country's course and future.

I would hate to give all the leverage away before we have more than a dialogue, before we have a commitment.

I look at the developments, and what's happened with the military in Turkey, which has, in my view, been part of the challenge in getting to a solution in Cyprus.

It is very difficult to understand how we move forward in that respect, and a very difficult situation we put our diplomats in in that respect.

We have a very significant view as to what U.S. foreign policy should be.

I am concerned that dialogue, while desirable, will not lead to the conclusions that we want.

It is much more than a question of a word. It is everything that signifies our commitment to saying 'never again.'

The next major test for democracy in Turkey is whether and how to proceed with reform of their constitution.

We continue to raise our concerns regarding the restoration of confiscated religious property to minority communities.

It is up to the Syrian people to choose their own leaders, not foreigners. Our role is to support them.

The Syrian Government is, therefore, a major source of instability in the region, and American interests, and those of the Syrian people, will be better served when Assad steps aside.

Article 2 of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide... states: 'genocide' means any of the following acts committed with the intent to destroy... a national, ethnic, racial, or religious group as such.

Many of us have and had and have still high hopes for a transition in Egypt that is both more democratic and continuingly secular, but many of us also have concerns about recent actions and where we're headed.