Barack Obama

We must pursue a new strategy that skillfully uses, balances and integrates all elements of American power; our military and diplomacy; our intelligence and law enforcements; our economy and the power of our moral example.

We are not Republicans or Democrats. We are Americans.

America must also be strong at home to be strong abroad.

Now is the time for us to regain American leadership in all its dimensions.

We will strengthen our capacity to defeat our enemies and support our friends.

In this uncertain world, the time has come for a new beginning -- a new dawn of American leadership to overcome the challenges of the 21st century, and to seize the opportunities embedded in those challenges.

We cannot have — we cannot tolerate a world in which innocents are being killed by extremists based on twisted ideologies.

Together, we will meet the challenges of the 21st century not with fear but with hope.

The team that we have assembled here today is uniquely suited to do just that.

They share my pragmatism about the use of power, and my sense of purpose about America's role as a leader in the world.

We need the United Nations to be more effective as a venue for collective action.

In the world we seek, there is no place for those who kill innocent civilians to advance hateful extremism.

I am confident that this team is what we need to make a new beginning for American national security.

Let me be clear. The attorney general serves the American people.

This Board is modeled on the President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board created by President Eisenhower.

My thoughts and prayers are with those affected by this tragic situation.

We're continuing to build a White House team that can rise to the challenges facing this country -- and I couldn't be more excited to announce Jon and Cecilia.

We are called to seek fresh thinking and bold new ideas from the leading minds across America.

The reality is that sometimes policymaking in Washington can become too insular.

I'm confident that at a critical time in our history, this White House will restore openness and accountability to our Executive Branch and help to put government back in the hands of the people it serves.

We must ensure that our government -- your government -- is held accountable for delivering results.

At this defining moment for our nation, the old ways of thinking and acting just won't do.

There is just one president at a time.

I am monitoring the situation and have been in communication with Secretary Rice.

But if it's true, it is a prime example of the kind of waste that I intend to end as president.