Hillary Clinton

If confirmed, as Secretary of State, I will work to fulfill the commitment of the President-elect to establish a true strategic partnership with India.

Energy security must be given a much higher priority in our diplomacy.

I think it was you who asked me if I knew how far Yemen was from Somalia.

I heard someone in the administration previously say, 'Well, you know, we don't need these agreements, because good people don't need them, and bad people won't follow them.'

I think that asking the hard questions and raising the red flags is exactly what this committee I know will do and should do.

We will work with Russia to secure their agreement to extend essential monitoring and verification provisions of the START Treaty before it expires in December 2009.

Our strategy in Afghanistan cannot simply be about adding more troops.

We must curb the spread and use of these weapons--nuclear, biological, chemical, or cyber--and prevent the development and use of dangerous new weapons.

We cannot tolerate a safe haven for al-Qaeda terrorists who threaten the American people.

I share your concern, as I know the President-elect does.

The situation in Congo is deeply disturbing.

I look forward--on behalf of the President-elect--and working with Members of Congress who have a particular concern and interest in Latin America to making it abundantly clear that the Obama administration is seeking partnerships and…

The President-elect and I believe that we must return to the time-honored principle of bipartisanship in our foreign policy.

I think on Israel, you cannot negotiate with Hamas until it renounces violence, recognizes Israel, and agrees to abide by past agreements.

President-elect Obama is committed to responsibly ending the war in Iraq and employing a broad strategy in Afghanistan.

No option is off the table.

The U.N. must reform. It has to be more transparent, more efficient, and we are going to press for those kinds of changes.

I take very seriously the function of the State Department to lead our government through the Office on Human Trafficking, to do all that we can to end this modern form of slavery.

We will exert every effort to support the work of Israelis and Palestinians who seek that result.

We will use all the elements of our power--diplomacy, development, and defense--to work with those in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

President Obama is committed to elevating the importance of development assistance to America's foreign policy and national security.

If half of the world's population remains vulnerable to economic, political, legal, and social marginalization, our hope of advancing democracy and prosperity will remain in serious jeopardy.

Foreign policy must be based on a marriage of principles and pragmatism, not rigid ideology.

Well, you have my commitment that it will be pursued vigorously.

I believe that American leadership has been wanting, but is still wanted.