John Kerry

We object to attempts to resolve permanent status issues in international bodies like the U.N.

We need to be determined and even more determined... to make sure that the sanctions we have applied to the regime work.

If confirmed by the Senate, which I fully expect, Secretary Locke will join an elite group of distinguished statesmen.

I want to remind the administration of that commitment that we have to Israel's security.

Our commitment to ensuring Israel's Qualitative Military Edge is reflected in our security assistance, joint exercises, and an extraordinarily close level of consultation and cooperation.

The United States relationship with Israel is a cornerstone of United States foreign policy, as we all know.

Our position on Hamas has not changed; Hamas is a designated Foreign Terrorist Organization.

The United States must lead with policies that reflect our national security interests as well as our values.

In a region beset by wars, terror, and autocracy, and in which we have much at stake, Israel has been our most dependable ally.

Iran poses a uniquely significant threat to both Israel and United States national security.

We can, through right training, through right programs, and right focus, produce an election that does represent the will of the people.

The United States has stood by Israel as its partner and ally from the first minutes of its creation.

The United States must stand firm in our opposition to any Hamas role in the Palestinian Government.

It is not about bullets. It is about ballots.

Today, I would like to express my strong support for the nominations of Scott Gration and Michelle Gavin.

I think the principle that we want to have guide us is also to do no harm even as we are protecting people.

I think Colonel Khadafi doesn't believe in privacy or something so I've got to go deal with it.

I think that there are bad actors out there. And one of the--and we would absolutely support any way that we could uncover those bad actors and who are doing anything to harm consumers.

But suppose, I mean, if the FTC were to certify that program or similar program like that and it's compliant with the fair treatment of people's information given the way the net works and the modern technology that's available and the low…

I think it's an important point that you raise that it needs to be out there.

I certainly have enormous respect for the concept, the data stewardship concept, that you've articulated.

So might you agree therefore that if you go to a retail outlet of some kind, perhaps, they have a different interest?

There's got to be some sense of, you know, fair play and transparency and accountability in that.

No one is denying the choice. It's just a question of how boldly it's there.

Consumer trust is incredibly important to our company.