it should not be represented as an embassy just like any other we have around the world

The recent announced nationalization of privately owned commercial companies through the use of his decree powers is an affront to a free society.

We have no commitments yet that we will be allowed to bring our own equipment, and we have no commitments yet that we would be allowed to bring secured containers of equipment into the embassy.

It is not just an American ideal, it is a human one, and protecting these freedoms around the world should be a top priority of our foreign policy agenda.

The Cuban Government has made no concessions, no attempts to open a society that has been in darkness for 55 years.

How are we going to measure progress? Do we have benchmarks set for how we are going to measure success?

The United States and Colombia must make sure that the FARC knows that they have been defeated on the battlefield.

I introduced a resolution today regarding his courageous work and life, and a call for a swift and transparent investigation into his tragic death.

Does not the fact that that, in and of itself, is considered subversive, tell us everything we need to know about that regime?

I remain supportive of the Government of Colombia and the Colombian people's right to seek what is in their best interest with regards to the ongoing peace talks with the FARC.

There is no substitute in this hemisphere for strong American leadership, technical assistance, and the leveraging ability that we bring.

Well, we will make that request, as well, of the Secretary of State.