John D. Negroponte: “There is strong consensus that it is in our national interests to do so.”

I think security and rule of law, if I was going to say what are the real priorities for this program, our program, this national program towards Central America. I think that is where it ought to be.

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

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.

I think some of the changes, the new concepts that were introduced to the Trans-Pacific Partnership... ought to also be introduced into the NAFTA discussion.