John Kerry

I don't know how you lead from behind. If you are leading, you are leading.

I am deeply committed, I am working right now to close out my appointments, the President's appointments within the State Department with respect to our economic effort.

Yes. But I am not in favor of waiving standards to do it.

One of the things we need to do, Madam Chairwoman, is strengthen the P.A.

There is no way any of that money is going to Hamas.

We are going to get this done.

As Senator Lindsay Graham said very eloquently, America's investment in foreign policy is national security insurance.

I recently introduced the bipartisan Free Syria Act, which provides a comprehensive strategy to end the conflict in Syria.

However, the effects of sequestration, which I strongly opposed from the beginning, are leaving many State Department functions dangerously short of funds.

While I would have preferred to see higher funding levels for our diplomats, I will support the broad outline of the 2014 international affairs budget request.

If the threat disappears--i.e., North Korea denuclearizes--the same imperative does not exist at that point in time for us to have that kind of robust, forward-leaning posture of defense.

Kim Jong Un needs to understand, as I think he does, what the outcome of that conflict would be.

I am going to exercise the privilege of answering your question, Congressman.

This President... has done more to provide for the security of Israel than any other administration in history.

Our commitment to Israel is ironclad, and we just may occasionally have a difference of tactics.

President Barack Obama deployed some additional missile defense capability precisely because of the threat of North Korea.

Obviously if the threat disappears--i.e. North Korea denuclearizes--the same imperative does not exist at that point of time for us to have that kind of robust forward leaning posture of defense.

The finding is clear and unequivocal. We strongly urge other governments around the world--and particularly our partners in Europe--to take immediate action and to crack down on Hezbollah.

I said that any renationalization serves as a disincentive to international investment in Egypt.

The March 2013 elections represent an important next step in the process of political reform in Kenya.

The U.S. Government's unwavering support for the independence of these countries and their right to choose 'political, military, [and] economic' alliances 'free from coercion'.

Kerry steps down this week to become secretary of state.

We may not be able to prevent every single terrorist attack in the future, but we can--and we must--make sure that our embassies and employees, starting with those in high-risk, high-threat posts, are capable of withstanding such an attack.

It is my intention to work with the members of the committee and the State Department in the coming months on legislation that will improve security and better protect our employees.

Let me say that I respect what you have done during your tenure as Secretary of State in representing not only this Nation, but those in our Foreign Service who are on the diplomatic front lines in turbulent and dangerous parts of the…