Where was the international outrage when Ortega altered the constitution, allowing him to run for a third straight term?

sometimes the United States is more interested in stability than it is in democracy.

it's better for our country, for our region, and for the world for people to have a voice in selecting their own leaders.

The administration's priorities in Iraq include supporting a unified federal democratic Iraq, fighting AQI and supporting human rights.

I think that is a widely shared belief or point of view.

As the author of the sanctions on the Central Bank of Iran, I am concerned that some countries are not cooperating with us in that regard.

I support the Secretary's decision and applaud the action of our friends and allies in the European Union and Japan.

the government is the biggest obstacle toward the type of further progress we would like.

I share with you a desire to see a better than 5-percent ratio for the Hispanics in the Foreign Service

it's important for all of you, as you go to your new posts, that you be firm advocates on behalf of democracy, on behalf of freedom, on behalf of the right of the people of these countries to self-determination.

If the Secretary fails to grant the waiver, is it your understanding that the United States would be obliged to vote against the loans and grants to Nicaragua at the IDB World Bank and IMF?

America's relationship with our neighbors in the region can best be described as a partnership.