We agree that the killing must be fully investigated and those responsible brought to justice,

Right now, the most important thing both sides can do is to cool it and take a deep breath and begin to climb out of the hole they have dug themselves into.

having cut away a lot of the underbrush.

Today, I am announcing a step that will enable Americans to purchase and import carpets and food products such as dried fruits, nuts and caviar from Iran,

This is no time for U.N. bashing

to talk foreign policy in the plainest possible language with the American people, so that each and every one can understand the stake he or she has in our American foreign policy process.

I am not going to rule it in or out.

I was very concerned about making sure we have been doing everything we could to stop terrorism, … (Hariri) has committed himself to a greater degree of cooperation.

I don’t want to really put a time frame on it, but I do want to tell you that this is not going to be something that can last much longer.

we will hold those who committed it accountable and take appropriate steps.

see how the process moves forward.

They must have been close to something on whether on whether biological or chemical weapons were used on prisoners,

We believe that it is important for American travelers to be very vigilant when they are abroad and to get in touch with American embassies and consulates there and also to try to avoid large...

will have no choice but to take strong measures.

They don’t have many issues left, but they cannot predict an agreement will be made by (Friday) morning.

I think that Senator Kerry has been working on explaining that. It hasn’t come through, … He is making that message very loud and clear.

I raised the issue with the vice premier when I was in China in February and expressed to him how seriously we view these allegations and I will do so again and also make clear...

[A chemistry major at Tennessee State University asked why the United States was not trying to overthrow Hussein.] I know that you are a chemistry student, … but ultimately biology will work and he will...

We believe that Croatia’s future lies in the democratic community we are building. We hold Croatia to the standards of this community, not the standards of this region’s autocratic and violent past,

I think it would be a genuine mistake if the focus today was on confrontation without thinking of the remarkable aspect of yesterday’s meeting, … Views were exchanged, problems were discussed without polemics.

Words here are no substitute for action in the region, … encourages extremism and diverts attention from the task at hand.

We know that the road to true peace remains hard and uphill, but I’m convinced the vast majority of Arabs and Israelis alike have come to understand that negotiations are the only route to the...

This is not personal, this is business,

test Iraq’s promise thoroughly and comprehensively in the days and weeks ahead.

we are blessed to live at a time of broader respect for basic human rights than ever before in history.

We would hope very much that there would not be any unilateral action that will complicate matters here.

We cannot restore life nor rewrite history, … But we can make the ledger slightly less out of balance by devoting our time, energy and resources to the search for answers, the return of property...

The terrorist threat is a long-term one, … It’s very important for Americans to understand that we are involved in a long-term struggle.

We are being vigilant, … The international community is more united than ever in making sure that Saddam Hussein cannot threaten us with his weapons of mass destruction.

There seems to be more of an understanding of the historic opportunity that exists, … We have a greater sense of optimism … I have a sense that there is a desire to seize the...

The Russian-U.S. relationship is so important and so broad that it could not be damaged by the Kosovo situation,

I do not wish to underestimate what has happened here, … It is huge and terrible.

We have come too far in the process of Arab-Israeli peacemaking to allow the vultures of violence to shape the region’s future.

We’re encouraged by the progress in preparing for democratic elections, … The United States does not support any particular candidate, but we do support a process that is free and open and fair.

The United States will never apologize for speaking or publishing the truth, … Societies are more, not less, likely to be stable when citizens have an outlet to express their political views.

They know, as we do, that there is a lot of work ahead of us,

Saddam Hussein is a congenital liar, and he cheats and he steals and he cannot be allowed to defy the international community,

seemed very poised, somebody who is ready to assume his duties.

deter and defeat terrorist acts.

We think there has to be some kind of international presence,

now realized the importance of the U.N.

The struggle to reveal and deal with the full truth surrounding the handling of Holocaust-era assets is wrenching, but also cathartic, … Only by knowing and being honest about the past, can we gain peace...

I have not yet taken ‘No’ for an answer,

They gave me every indication that they will be ready to sign on,

They have really seized, I believe, a historic opportunity,

It was definitely counter-productive,

Engagement does not mean endorsement,

The very promise of it (membership) has given the nations of central and Eastern Europe an incentive to solve their own problems,

We determined some time ago that it was not a good idea to link human rights and trade, and that we actually make better progress with both when they are not linked,

I must say I am depressed about the way that that has been going on, … We will continue to watch those elections very carefully.