"I personally appreciate your commitment to exposing the Castro dictatorship's total disregard for human and civil rights."
"The United Nations must become more efficient and effective."
"This means pushing for democratic elections, but also pushing for the freedoms necessary for democracy to work--freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of assembly, freedom of religion, indep..."
"Advocacy for democratic freedoms is an essential pillar of what we do abroad."
"The United States consistently opposes any texts or actions that criticize Israel unfairly in any U.N. body or specialized agency, and I will maintain that position."
"I understand and agree strongly with the call the Department of State has already made for an independent investigation, with independent, international observers, into the circumstances leading to th..."
"I have been increasingly concerned by the administration's attempts to circumvent the Congress and arm Syrian rebels, whom we know little about."
"I believe that until we know more about the rebels, until we can trust the Syrian opposition to control their weapons, the Congress should not allow the President to have the authority to transfer hea..."
"As both the U.N.'s principal founding member and its largest contributor, the United States has the right and the duty to insist on reform."
"The administration will continue to stress... that the only path for the Palestinians to realize their aspiration of statehood is through direct negotiations."
"If confirmed, just as I did as President Obama's U.N. adviser, I would take every opportunity to make clear the administration's position that one-sided actions in international fora will not advance ..."