"Secretary Clinton made three trips to Africa. She came to Liberia twice, which is unheard of, during her tenure."
"It is true that we have not had a large summit and I look forward to the one that we are going to have."
"We know that it is more difficult to train people as adults than it is to bring them in with the foreign-language skills early on."
"The Department of State has a huge responsibility of carrying out our diplomatic goals all over the world."
"I will personally put my own hand on all of the recruitment policies."
"Haiti is often described as the poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere. But it is not when it comes to the resilience and creativity of its people and its natural economic potential."
"I am honored to appear before you today as President Obama's nominee to be the next Director General of the Foreign Service and Director of Human Resources at the Department of State."
"I take it as a personal commitment that I will work diligently to improve those numbers."
"I will do everything I possibly can to make this program effective."
"But the news from Haiti is by no means all negative."
"I ask for help in ensuring that we are able to strengthen American diplomacy through our greatest resource, its people."