"we have to speak out, as you said and as I said in my opening, when we disagree."
"Almost without exception when the United States faces a crisis, we turn to Europe first."
"our most important, long-lasting, and unbreakable alliance is with Europe."
"I hope that you would report back to us as well on those challenges."
"I am a big supporter of this one because I think it has not only enormous economic potential but has large geopolitical consequences if we get it right."
"I just hope that while you are there that you will watch very carefully both the development of that organization as it rebounds from the death of its founder."
"I guess I just ask you to pay attention to one phenomenon."
"I think we are going to have a lot of work to do to try to debunk this mythology about the treaty."
"It was really major consensus in the U.N. General Assembly on this."
"Yesterday, the United States--Secretary Kerry--took a really important step toward controlling the flow of these weapons into civil wars to be used in mass atrocities by signing the Arms Trade Treaty."
"If confirmed, you are going to be called upon to serve and advance the interests of the American people in your respective missions."