Barack Obama

The world must move forward without delay to address this urgent problem.

The U.S. will also pursue progress on climate change in subglobal, regional, and bilateral settings.

The United States must reassert leadership in international negotiations on climate change.

My goal will be to secure a new agreement by 2010.

The United States maintains an unwavering commitment to Israel, and will oppose efforts by the Security Council and elsewhere to put forward resolutions and other statements that seek to unfairly target the State of Israel.

Yes. There is no question that the Human Rights Council has been seriously flawed.

We will address human trafficking, both labor and sex trafficking, through strong legislation and enforcement.

We will stand up for oppressed people from Cuba to North Korea and from Burma to Zimbabwe and Sudan.

American leadership on human rights is essential to making the world safer, more just, and more humane.

I share your assessment of the critical importance of ASEAN and the need for the United States to enhance and elevate its relations with the region.

I support expanded trade with East Asia provided that it is safe, fair, and beneficial to American workers and consumers.

The Pakistani Government must do all it can to find out who perpetrated these horrible attacks and bring these terrorists to justice.

We cannot, and will not, allow terrorists to stand in the way of progress.

We must encourage all parties to work toward peaceful settlement.

The NATO force is short-staffed and some countries' contributing forces are imposing restrictions.

We will ask our NATO allies to reconsider national restrictions on NATO forces.

We have all also advocated the implementation of a no-fly zone as well as far more robust sanctions on the Government of Sudan.

Iran has been the largest beneficiary of the policy failures in Iraq.

Iraq is a sovereign country, and any steps we take on security matters moving forward will have to be taken in consultation with the Iraqis.

I look forward to working with them to see how they might engage diplomatically or otherwise to make that possible.

I would define our security interests in Iraq the same as how the President-elect has defined it: A transition to an Iraqi Government that can take responsibility for its future and that leads a country at peace with itself and its…

Iran poses a serious threat to Israel, as demonstrated by its pursuit of nuclear weapons and support of Hezbollah and Hamas.

By exhausting diplomacy, we will be better able to rally the world to our side, strengthen multilateral sanctions, and to convince the Iranian people that their own government is the author of its isolation.

We are willing to lead tough and principled diplomacy with the appropriate Iranian leader at a time and place of our choosing if--and only if--it can advance the interests of the United States.

The goal is to expand the use of American-made hybrid cars, ensure that 10 percent of our electricity comes from renewable energy sources by 2012.