I think the most important thing is we continue the negotiations, and I do not think the Congress, whether responding to various lobbies or not, is a place to conduct a negotiation.

I know it was in place before you arrived. But do you know whose idea it was?

Like in any diplomacy, you have to go down a lot of dead ends before you hit the right one.

we were lobbied, Congress was, to show how tough we were in our support of Israel by withdrawing payments to UNESCO.

the entire foreign operations budget is about 1 percent of Federal spending, and the world is rapidly changing.

The world today looks more dangerous to many of us than it did during the Cold War.

We were lobbied, Congress was, to say that the Palestinians... we lost our vote in UNESCO.

This one had, this one from the get-go had no possibility of working. That is my problem with it.

I am extremely impressed and proud about the way he has embraced what is, especially these days, one of the most difficult jobs in the world.

We need an American foreign policy that is rooted in our values and the example we set and which we can credibly ask others to follow.

I firmly believe that this budget strikes a balance between the need to sustain long-term investments in American leadership and the political imperative to tighten our belts.

I completely agree with your concept that we have got to make it possible for the people in the area to do things, to be able to help themselves.