We are very concerned that the current legislature contains the majority of members who ran unopposed because of that boycott.

there really is not a solution other than a two-state solution.

These parents are only doing it because of their deep, deep concern about their children's safety in the neighborhoods and communities where they live.

But, we are not moving out. And I think that is the point.

I had been concerned from my first visit to Afghanistan in 2006 that policymakers with a lot of challenges on our plate have in the past turned our eyes away from Afghanistan.

What progress has been made in the last year toward addressing some of these workplace safety, building standard, and labor rights issues?

The expulsion of Assistant Secretary Malinowski, we have made clear to the Bahraini Government, was unnecessary and unhelpful.

When I was in Lebanon in February, talking to a nation with a population of about 4 million that is dealing with a million refugees...

When we're bringing force structure down, when we're beginning to look at what is essential versus what's not essential, what we've always relied upon in the United States is having a superior, a technological military.

When we set the right example, it speaks louder than any words we could say.

It has got to be a gut-wrenching decision for Guatemalan parents and others in the Central American region, correct?

trying to assist in challenging circumstances in this is not an easy balance to strike.

If you could talk a little bit about USAID activity currently in Tunisia and what are some things that we can do to hopefully encourage a continued--the success of these recent constitutional reforms, the creation of a government that…

One program I've been impressed with in the Army is the Soldier for Life program.

If the country has one of the highest murder rates in the world because of a drug trade that, at the end of the day, is ending up in the United States, that ought to call us to do some things, too.

I think it is a very positive development. And the more China is engaged in these international organizations, generally, the better, and the stronger our relationship is going to be.

I would definitely encourage that we do more of that.

I have been very impressed, as you pointed out, with the degree to which Turkey is doing yeoman's work to take care of nearly a million refugees from Syria.

I feel like in the aftermath of the collapse of the Soviet Union, we have been kind of looking for the new model to how to describe global relations.

One thing I would like to caution you, both in the State Department and all of us more broadly--and I would love to hear your response on it--is, do not let Iraq-Syria take our eyes off Afghanistan.

In the aftermath of the horrific bombing of the hospital in Yemen in December, AQAP took the unusual step of apologizing and saying they had made a mistake and that there was sort of a really just acknowledging that they had done wrong.

When we condition our contributions, when we withhold payment, we lose credibility, our voice is weakened, and our leadership is diminished.

I still consider it a real mark of pride that it was America that recognized that we really needed to create such an institution.

U.S. leadership at the U.N. has been critical in focusing an overall strategy to continue to push as much humanitarian assistance into Syria.

we ought to be proactive and not wait til the problem just gets to our door.