"We have to take a hard look at whether we want the U.S. Government to turn into a contracting agency, or whether we're going to be smart about using our resources."
"Yes; it will be. And it will be because it is long overdue, Senator."
"Our goal is to end the North Korean nuclear programs--both the plutonium reprocessing program, and the highly enriched uranium program, which there is reason to believe exists, although never quite ve..."
"President Ford's vision, which led to the Helsinki Accords, actually contributed to the eventual breakup of the Soviet Union."
"It is our strong belief that the six-party talks, particularly the role that China is currently playing, along with our close allies, South Korea and Japan, is a vehicle for us to exert pressure on No..."
"any opportunity to negotiate, to try to set up a framework for human rights, was in America's interest."
"It’s our intention to staff that with effective and creative professionals, because we agree that the refugee problem is growing worse in many places around the world."
"I will do my very best to elevate this issue, to give you the kind of expertise within the State Department that will give you comfort that we're going to make this a high priority."
"We should look at the models of countries that have handled their mineral wealth to the advantage of their people."
"I think we have a bigger job, which I will assume, of trying to explain to the American people why our national security depends on defense, diplomacy, and development."
"Diplomacy is primarily a government mission, but there are lots of ways that nongovernment actors, like corporations, like religious organizations, like charities and foundations, are actually buildin..."