I am resolved to engage with our Ivoirian friends to promote transparency, inclusiveness, equity, and accountability.

Neither India nor Pakistan want to see an insecure and unstable Afghanistan.

I just want to encourage you--I know you know the value of this program and these teachers--how much they enrich students.

I would love to hear you talk about either how that work is progressing or--you are not there yet--what would be your hope in terms of continuing that work and looking at the accountability review boards and how they can be made most…

You are joining a wonderful, wonderful collegial fraternity and sorority of American public servants.

I believe strongly that the success of our engagement abroad depends on our people.

Virginia has been a great user of this program, and it is to bring international teachers to Virginia who have been very enriching of the student experience in the Virginia public schools.

I want to offer a special congratulations to my friend, Patrick Gaspard, somebody I really admire greatly.

We need to find ways in which we can grow American jobs by investing in increased entrepreneurship and trade with Africa.

I think it works really well and partners with local business and local communities.

I think it is the case that there have only been three nations who have gone down the path toward developing nuclear weapons and then decided, you know what, we do not need nuclear weapons to have the right kind of future for our…

I just have a feeling that the world is going in such a way that America needs a foreign policy that is every bit as much about north-south as it is about east-west.

I think it has been an American tradition to have a foreign policy that moves along an east-west axis.

It was really a powerful one.

Human trafficking, as we know, is a major issue throughout the Asia-Pacific, and Australia is working closely with our professionals at the Department of State and our law enforcement folks throughout the region to, hopefully, beat back an…

I think the nonratification of that convention and the one on the rights of citizens with disabilities are just out of character with who we are.

I had a chance to visit the Middle East and Afghanistan with six Senators about a month ago.

I think there is a wonderful leadership opportunity for South Africa to play in that message.