Barack Obama

A renewal of hostilities would be disastrous for the population of the region.

Today is an important day for our ongoing effort in Afghanistan.

We commend President Karzai and the Afghan government for their determination to end the conflict.

Recognizing the extraordinary growth in the use of information and communications technologies (ICTs).

We have also decided to expand the dialogue between the U.S. Vice President and the Russian Prime Minister to address our joint agenda.

You possess something the generation before yours did not.

I've stood up a privacy and civil liberties oversight board made up of independent citizens, including some fierce civil libertarians.

This potentially groundbreaking partnership would deepen those ties.

The United States and Russia resolutely condemn terrorism in all its forms and manifestations.

I am convinced that this little island inspires the biggest of things.

Kenneth Francis Hackett, of Maryland, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Holy See.

Our value-added is at the top of the value chain.

John B. Emerson, of California, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Federal Republic of Germany.

The bill makes unacceptable deep cuts in SNAP, which could increase hunger among millions of Americans who are struggling to make ends meet.

We have decided to use the longstanding Nuclear Risk Reduction Center (NRRC) links established in 1987.

We recognize the unprecedented progress in the use of Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs).

Trade is critical, but it is not alone a silver bullet; it has to be part of a comprehensive strategy that we pursue on both sides of the Atlantic.

There's a possibility that they decide -- the Iranians decide -- to take us up on our offer to engage in a more serious, substantive way.

We intend to continue to contribute to international endeavors to counter terrorism within the framework of the United Nations.

The public expects me and the Justice Department and others to protect them from those things.

We affirm the importance of cooperation between the United States of America and the Russian Federation for the purpose of enhancing bilateral understanding in this area.

I believe that the biggest challenge we face right now... is growing inequality, wages and income stagnant or even going down in some cases for middle-class families.

We have a special obligation to try to continue to reduce tensions.

The distinction I make is between extremists and those who recognize in a 21st century world that the way the Middle East is going to succeed is when you have governments that meet the aspirations of their people, that are tolerant, that…

John Rufus Gifford, of Massachusetts, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Denmark.