the impact is on almost every aspect of life.

The United States will stand with Europe and stand with Ukraine as they proceed down that road.

Congo is a deeply resource-rich country, and if those resources can be properly channeled, developed, and exploited for the benefit of the people, this can truly be an engine of growth not just for the country but for the broader region.

The Europeans are doing all kinds of things. There may be a little bit of a double standard.

the American example is one of the most powerful contributions that our Nation has made to the world.

We are committed in working in those places where we can be most effective, but we have to make sure that the political environment is safe.

I would urge all of you, if you are confirmed, to take up the fight against human trafficking and support of human rights.

these things are sources of strength for our country.

We all very much need to replace sequestration. I think that is shared.

There is no substitute for transparent, accountable, and responsive government.

in many ways that is the source of our strength because whatever the court rules on that issue, people may disagree, they may disagree very strongly, but at the end of the day people are going to abide by it.

That Constitution is the greatest operating system for democracy that the world has ever known.

I wish you the best as we move forward. And it is good to be about this work.

There has to be strong diplomacy.

Cote d'Ivoire is on a corrective yet challenging path in key areas.

Ultimately, the efforts for Afghanistan's political transition and reconciliation will be Afghan-led.

this is probably one of the best placed resources germinating our ideas across the globe on democracy, freedom, and the potential of each individual human being to fulfill their God-given potential.

The United States has to have a strong, credible military response to not allowing Iran to get nuclear weapons.

I think it has been an American tradition to have a foreign policy that moves along an east-west axis.

I am resolved to engage with our Ivoirian friends to promote transparency, inclusiveness, equity, and accountability.

A prosperous, democratic, and stable East Asia is crucial to our own safety and our own prosperity.

I am always concerned at what point does the U.S. dollar cease to be the world's reserve currency.

I think it is the case that there have only been three nations who have gone down the path toward developing nuclear weapons and then decided, you know what, we do not need nuclear weapons to have the right kind of future for our…

I would love to hear you talk about either how that work is progressing or--you are not there yet--what would be your hope in terms of continuing that work and looking at the accountability review boards and how they can be made most…

I just want to encourage you--I know you know the value of this program and these teachers--how much they enrich students.