Antony Blinken

Anything that in the future that might be done on Cuba would be done in full consultation, with the real meaning of the word `consultation` that I just alluded to, with this committee.

If our international partners believe that the United States has acted prematurely by adding new sanctions now in the absence of a provocation or a violation by Iran, their willingness to enforce the existing sanctions regime or to add to…

I think the JPOA has proved itself through the results it has achieved over the course of the agreement.

To be sure, difficult challenges lie ahead, and critical differences between Iran and the international community must be addressed.

I think sometimes we have a tendency to look at Iran as if it is the one country in the world that does not have politics.

I think it is absolutely vital that we remain in close consultation with you as the negotiations proceed.

Should Iran refuse a reasonable deal or cheat on its current commitments under the JPOA, the Senate and House could impose additional measures in a matter of hours.

I commit to you, Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member, Senator Rubio, others, that going forward, we will not only continue that, we will expand that.

I think you ask the $64,000 question. The short answer is we do not know.

Any agreement that we reach... would have to have more stringent requirements still in terms of monitoring, in terms of access, in terms of transparency all along the production line.

I too mourn the loss of so many innocent lives and fully respect that the Armenian-American community and the Armenian people want their pain and loss to be acknowledged.

There should be no doubt in anyone's mind that the U.S. Government--and I--certainly recognize and deplore the mass killings and deportations that occurred in 1915.

The president was exactly right. What we're doing is totally different than the last decade.

The president has talked about this going back some months working with Congress to build support, to train the moderate opposition.

We are going to defeat ISIL.

The plan is to destroy it. But on the way, we first need to shrink it to a manageable problem.

You have to shrink their space everywhere.

The United States has, is, and will continue to stand sentry, even if it is alone, against threats to Israel.

I am grateful to the President for the privilege of this nomination and I am grateful to two past chairmen of this committee.

We are determined to bring our people home.

That is something we would very much like to work on with you.

We cannot abandon these people who put themselves on the line for the United States.

We believe that Egypt will be more stable and prosperous when all its citizens are allowed to organize in an open, vibrant civil society.

One of the things I think that is a common denominator around the world of virtually every popular movement we have seen, whether it is in Ukraine or whether it is the Arab Spring, has been people rising up in disgust at corruption.

If confirmed, I will do my best to uphold the standards of professionalism that I learned here in this room, in these halls, and I pledge to work closely with all of you to try to fulfill the potential of American leadership.