John Kerry

I wish it were something that we were able to do more about, and we should be able to.

But I know that this is the best way to try to end the war, and it is the only alternative available to us, if, indeed, we are going to have a political settlement.

If humanitarian assistance flows, if the guns do silence, with the exception of the effort against Daesh and Nusra, on Saturday--if they do--and lives are saved, then that is to the benefit--and it does not mean that is automatically going…

I would hope that we just have a vote, and let democracy decide whether or not the Senate will say that Roberta Jacobson should go to Mexico and help us with all these issues.

You have to begin a ceasefire sometime. But you cannot begin it on day 1 without working out modalities of it.

As Senator Corker has said, my tools are the tools of diplomacy, the tools of trying to reach an agreement.

My assessment is that we have an opportunity to put to test the proposition that they are committed to a political solution.

The President hopes to press forward on the agenda of speaking to the people of Cuba about the future.

The current staffing in Havana is inadequate to support our objectives of being able to do the diplomacy, the normal diplomacy.

It remains to be seen whether or not it is the 50 investigations by nine different committees that have created more heartburn.

Using gas against your own people is a war crime. Starvation as a tool of war is a war crime.

We are talking months, because there is no way that people will be patient enough.

What the Russians and others have said is the Syrian people have to decide that.

As long as Assad is there, you cannot stop the war, because of the grievous events that have transpired over the course of the last years.

I think it is imperative for the United States to be prepared to help Europe as much as necessary.

I do hope that, ultimately, you will support the position that I have laid out in my capacity as chairman that zero U.S. taxpayer dollars will go to subsidize Pakistan's purchase until such a time that they do the things that we know they…

The Transatlantic partnership remains a cornerstone of American security and prosperity.

We remain committed to helping our ally confront its complex security environment and to ensure its qualitative military edge.

Because of these steps and the rigorous inspection and verification measures to which Tehran has also agreed, the threat of a nuclear-armed Iran has receded, our allies are safer, and so are we.

We will act alone when we must, but with allies, partners and friends when possible on every continent and in every situation where our interests are at risk.

Make no mistake, we live at a moment filled with peril and complexity, but we Americans also have ample grounds for confidence.

We seek these resources to sustain America's international engagement, which is deeper and more wide-ranging today than ever before in our history.

I am absolutely convinced, the hopes of the world.

This is the last budget the Obama administration will submit on behalf of the foreign policy and national security of the United States.

The success of our leadership on terrorism and other security threats is linked to whether or not America is leading the fight to protect what we care about.