The administration does not believe that al-Megrahi should have been returned to Libya in the first place.
Hillary Clinton
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Hillary Rodham Clinton is a prominent American politician and member of the Democratic Party, best known for her role as the 67th Secretary of State from 2009 to 2013 under President Barack Obama. Prior to that, she served as the United States Senator from New York from 2001 to 2009. Clinton has been a significant figure in American politics for decades, advocating for issues such as healthcare reform, women's rights, and international diplomacy. Her tenure as Secretary of State included notable events such as the U.S. response to the Arab Spring and the military intervention in Libya.
Assad's calls for dialogue and reform ring hollow, he refuses to lead a genuine democratic transition and he should step aside.
The President's position on this issue is stated in his April 23rd Armenian Remembrance Day statement, wherein he has solemnly remembered the events of 1915, and noted that 1.5 million Armenians were massacred or marched to their deaths.
The ball is in Turkey's court and that we hope and expect that they will be able to work to find a way to work together.
Freedom of expression is a critical component of any democratic state, and we have made clear that attempts to silence political opposition in Egypt are unacceptable.
This hemisphere can do much more to guard against threats and challenges to democracy closer to home.
We need to move from the words which are welcoming and good to hear to the actions of actually ending this practice.
We consider the Secretary's intervention on this subject at the ARF last July to have been successful.
We must be out there in as many ways as possible and at every hour of every day.
We must be out there in as many ways as possible and at every hour of every day.
Free press, freedom of expression, and a vibrant civil society are critical elements of democratic governance.
The peoples of the Americas have a right to democracy, and our governments have an obligation to promote and defend it.
We condemn actions that limit freedom of expression or weaken institutions of democratic governance.
Democracy and security are fundamentally linked to the strength of institutions, particularly the judiciary and the police.
Our foreign policy is also about opportunities for the United States in engaging with the world.
The guilty verdict in the second trial of Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev raises serious questions about the apparent selective application of the law.
The Russian Government cannot nurture a modern economy without also developing an independent judiciary that serves as an instrument for furthering economic growth.
My prediction is that this will strengthen our cooperation on these kinds of issues.
I think the Secretary has already made clear that if the House bill were to move forward to the President's desk, she would personally recommend a veto of that bill, not only on the basis of the deep cuts to the bill, but many of the…





