John Kerry

Senator Lugar and I will be introducing legislation this morning instructing the Secretary of the Treasury to work with other nations to relieve Haiti of their outstanding international debt.

I do suggest, as I think Senator Lugar was suggesting, that the United States should consider a temporary increase in family unification immigration to the United States.

It's our duty, as neighbors, and, frankly, as fellow human beings, to respond to this tragedy.

I believe that the United States should work to establish conditions for assistance, and to insist those conditions are met through institutions like the United Nations and the World Bank.

Some have said that Haiti is a lost cause. Based on all I know of the Haitian people... I couldn't disagree more.

We offer our profound gratitude and our condolences to the U.N. and to the families of the deceased.

Today Haiti is reeling in the aftermath of what may well be the worst humanitarian catastrophe that the Americas have ever seen.

The future stability of Afghanistan and Pakistan affects the security of our allies, and the common security of the world.

The Kerry-Lugar-Berman legislation is enormously important, both symbolically and for its actual value.

Your partnership is essential to our success in Afghanistan.

Personally, as I've said many times, I think the international community should do much, much more for Pakistan.

We support the civilian democratically elected Government of Pakistan.

It is tough, tough work, as complex and as challenging as any foreign policy challenge that we have today.

President Karzai said in his inauguration speech that he wanted half the country to have Afghan security leadership within 3 years, the whole country within 5 years

The development of the police force, which has been a much more vexed and difficult project

The development of the Afghan National Army, which currently is some 96,000 strong, is a significant development in that country

We are determined to move forward.

The protection of the Afghan people. He's made it the centerpiece of the military campaign to protect the Afghan people

Some 4 million refugees have returned to Afghanistan. Some 6 million children are now in school in Afghanistan

We believe, Mr. Chairman, that there is a real possibility of developing shared interests between the neighbors of Afghanistan and Afghanistan itself.

Next week's London conference is a real opportunity for the international community to commit itself to a coherent civilian strategy

I also believe that we should use the conference next week to give international support to Afghan-led reintegration efforts.

We know that Pakistan matters, not just because it is the location for the Afghan Taliban leadership.

No purely military strategy in Afghanistan will succeed

I don't think it makes sense, which is why we're delighted to welcome I think the first ever appearance of the Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom before this committee.