"The President-elect and I believe that we must return to the time-honored principle of bipartisanship in our foreign policy."
"We will use all the elements of our power--diplomacy, development, and defense--to work with those in Afghanistan and Pakistan."
"We will exert every effort to support the work of Israelis and Palestinians who seek that result."
"These threats, however, cannot be addressed in isolation. Smart power requires reaching out to both friends and adversaries to bolster old alliances and to forge new ones."
"President-elect Obama and I seek a future of cooperative engagement with the Russian Government on matters of strategic importance while standing strongly for American values and international norms."
"The President-elect supports a global education fund to bolster secular education around the world."
"Ensuring that our State Department is functioning at its best is absolutely essential to America's success."
"We are guided by unchanging truths that all people are created equal, that each person has the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."
"I am deeply grateful for the trust--and keenly aware of the responsibility--that the President-elect has placed in me to serve our country and our people at a time of such grave dangers, and great pos..."
"I look forward to working with all of you to renew America's leadership through diplomacy that enhances our security, advances our interests, and reflects our values."
"Foreign policy must be based on a marriage of principles and pragmatism, not rigid ideology."