George W. Bush

James Caldwell Cason, of Florida, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Paraguay.

A sustained, long-term effort is needed to defeat terrorism.

You have a responsibility as a champ to set a good example.

I appreciate Singapore's contributions to Iraq's reconstruction and stabilization.

Keith A. Nelson, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, vice Vickers B. Meadows.

I'm not going to wear it—[laughter]—in public that is.

The U.S. presence in the region has promoted peace and stability.

History teaches us that we can be confident in the future because the darkness of tyranny is no match for the shining power of freedom.

We remember the tragic loss of lives in Srebrenica ten years ago.

The attack in London was an attack on the civilized world.

America will not retreat in the face of terrorists and murderers, and neither will the free world.

In the war on terror, Iraq is now a central front.

The terrorists want to attack our country and harm our citizens.

You're fighting the terrorists who wish to harm us.

This horrific event remains a source of pain for people in the Balkan region and for all those who believe in freedom and the dignity of human life.

America is grateful to have the United States Marine Corps defending our freedom.

Free nations need to be right 100 percent of the time.

In this war, the Marines will fight, in the words of the Rifleman's Creed, 'Until victory is America's and there is no enemy.'

A modern and democratic Balkan region is an essential element in a Europe that is unified, free, and at peace.

We will continue to take the fight to the enemy, and we will fight until this enemy is defeated.

Once again that great strength of character is coming through.

The United States is investing more than any other nation for climate change programs.

We were very pleased with the meetings themselves.

It's my honor, Ambassador, to come and represent our great country in extending our condolences to the people of Great Britain.

We are at war on terrorism, and this is a war against an ideology of hatred and fear and oppression.