Ultimately, the efforts for Afghanistan's political transition and reconciliation will be Afghan-led.

Is it still the position of the State Department that the best option for the training of embassy personnel in the future is a FASTC Center at Fort Pickett, VA?

There has to be strong diplomacy.

Chairman Menendez will very much want me to ask a question about Bangladesh.

the United States-India partnership, as the President has indicated, is the defining partnership for the 21st century

The provisions of Dodd-Frank, indeed, are designed to get at that by seeking to provide greater traceability and accountability of minerals entering the broader economic system.

Cote d'Ivoire is on a corrective yet challenging path in key areas.

this is probably one of the best placed resources germinating our ideas across the globe on democracy, freedom, and the potential of each individual human being to fulfill their God-given potential.

ultimately the answer is to find a political solution inside Syria.

If confirmed, working closely with him on the priorities that we have set for an Afghanistan that is stable, secure, and economically linked and integrated into its neighborhood is one that I will work diligently toward.

one of the things that is most troubling about Iran is the way they are trying to play all throughout the Americas

It happens because of diplomacy. It happens because of the magnanimity of the Japanese people and the American people.

It means accountability for those who committed crimes on both sides of the political divide, and that means justice in an evenhanded fashion.

The current President initiated measures to restore security, address human rights issues, ensure transitional justice, promote political reconciliation, revive the economy, reform security, and rebuild state legitimacy.

Wither thou goest, I shall go. Thy people shall be my people. Thy God shall by my God.

Congo is a deeply resource-rich country, and if those resources can be properly channeled, developed, and exploited for the benefit of the people, this can truly be an engine of growth not just for the country but for the broader region.

I think it would offer some lessons to Iran and possibly to North Korea or other nations that are deciding to pursue a nuclear path.

I think it has been a positive that we have been able to engage in dialogue and discourse with all five Central Asian states.