John Kerry

In 2014 Congress passed the Sean and David Goldman International Child Abduction Prevention and Return Act, which gives the Department of State additional tools to advocate for the return of the abducted children.

I mean, I'm not going to go into all the details. But everybody in Washington knows this.

I believe that our institutions are strong, and I believe very deeply that is required now are not the institutions.

It is more dangerous.

They're defending party and the president who simply doesn't know what he is doing.

This is unbelievable. This is a presidency. This is a genuine constitutional crisis.

This is a presidency which is off the rails. We have a presidency in which the president is clearly now, according to this op-ed, which 'The New York Times' knows who the author is, we have a president who is not capable of doing the job.

This resolution marks an important step toward a credible transitional justice process owned by Sri Lankans and with the support and involvement of the international community.

One of the advantages of this agreement is we can put an end to the nuclear threat of Iran.

The original intent of Senator Kerry's amendment was to include gate agents, ramp personnel and airline workers with access to aircraft or other secure areas because they have security functions.

Our path forward is clear. We must prevent and respond to gender-based violence--We must open the doors for women to fully participate in society--as farmers, entrepreneurs, engineers, executives, and leaders of their countries.

I thought, frankly, it was inappropriate for a president-elect of the United States to be stepping into the politics of other countries in a quite direct manner.

Sectarian policies, like those of Bashar Assad in Syria, contribute to violence and make a sustainable peace more unattainable.

If confirmed, I will robustly engage Russia and other parties to negotiate a political settlement to the Syrian civil war.

The United States should make decisions based on military and strategic interests, rather than political expedients or artificial timelines.

I think we are in full agreement as to the calamity that has befallen Venezuela, largely a product of its incompetent and dysfunctional government-first under Hugo Chavez, and now under his designated successor, Nicolas Maduro.

I agree that Plan Colombia has made a dramatic difference and can be considered a foreign policy success for both the United States and for Colombia.

If confirmed, I will quickly review the legal and foreign policy aspects of Secretary Kerry's decision and work with the President-elect to carry out his policy objectives.

Our path forward is clear. We must prevent and respond to gender-based violence . . . We must open the doors for women to fully participate in society--as farmers, entrepreneurs, engineers, executives, and leaders of their countries.

We reject the criticism that this vote abandons Israel. On the contrary, it is not this resolution that is isolating Israel. It is the permanent policy of settlement construction that risks making peace impossible.

The Israeli prime minister publicly supports a two-state solution. But his current coalition is the most right wing in Israeli history with an agenda driven by the most extreme elements.

Let's be clear: settlement expansion has nothing do with Israel's security.

The United States is not proposing and will not support the adoption of a UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) imposing a legally binding prohibition on nuclear testing.

This Administration considers U.S. ratification of the CTBT to be strongly in our national security interest.

Although the policy of the last administration was not to pursue U.S. ratification of the CTBT, that has not been the current administration's policy.