I will continue to press Allies to increase their defense spending to meet the Wales pledge.

The United States is fully committed to Article 5.

As these elements of our partnership expand-they cannot come at the expense of speaking candidly with the Vietnamese Government about its violations of the rights of its own citizens.

Venezuela's further slide away from democracy is deeply troubling, and the July 30 Constituent Assembly elections imposed on the Venezuelan people undermine their right to self-determination.

I think it would be difficult for them to absorb it, if that is the decision the administration makes, which I hope they do not.

I fully support her nomination.

the peoples of the Americas have a right to democracy and their governments have an obligation to promote and defend it.

It has also become a transit point for migration.

And so on any issue, whether it is the location of the Embassy, whether it is our position on any given matter, it is your job ultimately to be an advocate for the decisions made from the Oval Office and by this administration, not your…

I want to continue on the theme of human rights.

I believe our greatest national asset is our commitment to the fundamental values expressed at the founding of our nation: the rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

I hope in Peru, which I want to applaud and, for that fact, Costa Rica as well and I believe Guatemala to some degree--has been good at the OAS.