I would love to be involved in an effort to get the United States Senate to ratify.

I think the absence of ratification of both of these conventions gets in the way of us presenting the best case that we can.

I am really struck and discouraged by the fact that we are a signator but haven't ratified the U.N. Convention on Elimination of Discrimination Against Women.

The war in Bosnia did not end because the United Nations acted. It ended because President Clinton, backed by a bipartisan coalition in Congress, including Senator McCain, took robust action.

I do not think blunt and outspoken is actually usually a great qualification for a diplomatic post, but actually for this one, it is.

What is also clear, 68 years after the United Nations was founded in San Francisco, is that an effective United Nations depends on effective American leadership.

Israel is not perfect, but neither is the United States and neither is any of the member nations of the United Nations.

It would create more confidence among the Afghan population in the runup to the 2014 elections.

Would you agree that the commitment of the U.S. and NATO allies to a presence might have an effect upon the smoothness of the transition?

I think there are two things that clearly underline Afghan interest in a continuing Western presence of some sort beyond 2014.

I believe that America cannot--indeed, I know that America should not--police every crisis or shelter every refugee.

The United States will stand with Europe and stand with Ukraine as they proceed down that road.

I wish you the best as we move forward. And it is good to be about this work.

If confirmed, my intention would be to partner as closely as possible with our European partners, who are forcefully engaged on these issues.

I am a huge fan of this program.

Advancing this bill will lift a weight off the shoulders of many sectors that rely upon helium.

we are appreciative of the extensive work done by Chairman Wyden and Senator Murkowski on this bill to address the imminent danger posed by lack of action.

The current global supply is constrained.