John D. Negroponte: “The problems of the Northern Triangle have a direct bearing on the security and the economic wellbeing of the people of…”

NAFTA's modernization is both necessary and important.

In the absence of such international recognition and legal certainty, U.S. companies are unlikely to secure the necessary financing and insurance to exploit energy resources on the extended shelf.

You need to keep your eye on the funding for those programs so that it doesn't atrophy or disappear.

A 29 percent reduction in the President's budget is way beyond what I think the market will bear and it will effectively neuter soft power in many areas of the world at a time when a little money spent wisely can bring about real change.