John Kerry

While we respect that Russia has interests in Ukraine, particularly in Crimea, that in no way--no way--justifies the military intervention.

I talk about foreign policy as economic policy.

I want to thank Chairman Leahy and Ranking Member Graham for their leadership, as well as each member of the subcommittee for their commitment to America's leadership in the world.

Supporting human rights and stronger civil societies and development assistance, investing in our partnerships with allies, these are the surest ways to prevent the kind of horrible human tragedies.

Our $1 billion loan guarantee is needed urgently but it's only through the International Monetary Fund (IMF)--a reformed IMF--that Ukraine will receive the additional help it needs to stand on its own two feet.

Yesterday the Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved legislation to provide aid to Ukraine while implementing sanctions against those responsible for the undermining of the country's sovereignty.

The empowerment of women is inextricably linked to the potential of countries to generate economic growth, sustainable democracy, and inclusive security

Withholding our assessed contributions to UNESCO led to the loss of our vote in UNESCO's General Conference in 2013.

We believe the administration's unwavering commitment to full engagement at UNESCO and our respected leadership on World Heritage issues will reinforce the compelling case for inscription of Poverty Point in 2014.

At this point, not completely, no. And that is why we are negotiating.

We would like to get additional help.

Our goal is to get all 3,000 out of there, Camp Hurriya. We really want to get them out of there.

I would say about 30 percent of the chemical weapons, a third of them are now removed and under control.

Syria is deeply troubling for all of the reasons that everybody on the committee understands.

We have pressed in the African Union, we pressed the international community, to try to support it.

We are providing an additional $100 million to assist the African Union-led International Support Mission, MISCA.

There is no question in my mind--I am proud to say that effort really began in the Foreign Relations Committee and with Bill Frist, when he was here.

I don't believe that the support countries, Saudi Arabia, the Emirates, Qatar, et cetera, are going to ever stop until Assad is gone.

As we began this negotiation, the breakout time by most judgments, meaning the time to get sufficient uranium enriched for one nuclear weapon, was about 2 months.

U.S. leadership is necessary to bring nations together and forge partnerships to safeguard future generations from the dangerous and costly repercussions of global climate change.

We view women's rights in Afghanistan as a strategic necessity and the surest way to guarantee that Afghanistan will sustain the progress of the last decade.

As a founding member and the driving force behind the World Heritage Convention of 1972, the United States remains committed to advancing the Convention's ideals to preserve our world's outstanding cultural and natural heritage.

The Department of State shares your view that Africa represents a great opportunity for U.S. companies to generate economic growth both in Africa and domestically.

The U.S. pledge was still enough to make the United States the second largest contributor to the fund's record-breaking replenishment cycle.

We hope it could. I don't know if it can yet, Senator. Honestly, I don't know.