Hillary Clinton

Senator Clinton committed President Obama to enhancing our foreign assistance architecture to make it more nimble, innovative, and effective.

President Obama has called for a 21st century development agency, and one of the hallmarks of a 21st century agency is transparency and responsiveness.

Senator Lugar, in his opening remarks, made it clear why that is so important.

I especially love the statement of purpose. It says that as we go into foreign assistance reform, we should really be driven by trying to make our foreign assistance more effective in support of global development and the reduction of…

I wish Chairman Kerry were here to tell him how much I liked his speech at the Brookings Institution.

I think the administration and both houses of Congress have started work on foreign assistance.

I really applaud the Obama administration and this Congress for the attention that you have shown to international development.

I want USAID to be seen as the premier development agency in the world, both governmental and NGO.

The question is not whether our nation can or should lead but how it will lead in the 21st century. Rigid ideologies and old formulas don't apply. We need a new mindset about how America will use its power to safeguard our nation, expand…

Neither the President nor I have any illusions that dialogue with this Islamic republic will guarantee success of any kind, and the prospects have certainly shifted in the weeks following the election. But we also understand the importance…

The arc of history shows that governments which serve their own people survive and thrive . . . governments which serve only their own power do not.

The United States plans to implement fully its obligation under the United States-Iraq Security Agreement to withdraw all U.S. combat forces.

Michael Jackson transcended culture, gender, generation. He comes as close as you'll ever see.

North Korea's nuclear test represents a grave threat to regional and international security.

It's an honor and a privilege to appear before you as President Obama's nominee for the position of Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security.

I admire your passion for keeping the world safe from nuclear weapons.

If confirmed, I look forward to working closely with my colleagues in the administration and the Congress to implement the President's policy of helping Iran make the right choice.

In my view, working toward ratification of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty is one way that we can persuade other states to permanently end nuclear testing.

We're engaged in all possible ways, through every possible channel to secure their release, and we once again urge North Korea to grant their immediate release on humanitarian grounds.

We are engaged in all possible ways through every possible channel to secure their release. And we once again urge North Korea to grant their immediate release on humanitarian grounds.

We believe that the charges are baseless, and should not have been brought. And that these two young women should be released immediately.

Hillary, I think you may have overdone it with the botox.

North Korea has made a choice. It has chosen to violate the specific language of the U.N. Security Council Resolution 1718.

I believe that diplomacy should be the cornerstone of any foreign policy.

Three of these inscriptions are many years overdue; one is being added all too soon.