"The goal of our diplomacy at the United Nations must be to make it a more perfect forum to address the most pressing global challenges: to promote peace, to support democracy, and to strengthen respect for human rights."
"If confirmed, Mr. Chairman, I will work to strengthen the U.N.'s effectiveness to fulfill its many important missions."
"Under President-elect Obama, the United States will engage vigorously in UN-sponsored climate negotiations."
"I pledge to you to work tirelessly to see that the American taxpayer dollars are spent wisely and effectively."
"If confirmed, I will be an unflinching advocate of America's interests and values at the United Nations."
"I think these last 8 years have been particularly frustrating because it seems somehow that the entire international community has lost the ability to act on its outrage."
"There have been obvious, numerous contacts, public contacts, between the Iranian regime and both Hezbollah and the external elements of Hamas."
"We have to recognize the reality that in many parts of the world what democracy will yield, at least in the short term, may not be what we would wish it to yield and may not be even constant with U.S...."
"We thought that we knew that Iraq was the most pressing threat because it possessed weapons of mass destruction. It did not. We preempted. We're now in a long-term entanglement in Iraq."
"What is his exit strategy for Iraq? How are we going to get out of the mess in Iraq?"