"My job is to advance America's national interests, not waste taxpayer money or coddle anti-Americanism."
"I share the Philippines’ concern about China’s dangerous and destabilizing actions in the South China Sea."
"I think there’s more they can do as well to confront this challenge, and my preference would be that we can work with the Mexicans on this issue cooperatively."
"I shared the Philippines’ concern about China’s dangerous and destabilizing actions in the South China Sea."
"Bringing an end to the conflict cannot happen unless we have at least some normalcy in the way our diplomatic missions operate."
"it could open incredible opportunities to partner with the Russians."
"to bring an end to any conflict, there has to be concessions made by all sides."
"No one is being sidelined here."
"I’m not going to negotiate or talk through every element of the disruptions that exist or have existed in our diplomatic relations."
"There was enough evidence to change the definition of the groups."
"both countries had agreed to re-establish the functionality of our respective missions in Washington and Moscow."