Hussein has… chosen to spend his money on building weapons of mass destruction and palaces for his cronies.

It’s very important for there to be a change in atmosphere and an end to the crackdown, … There has to be a release of people.

We do have a credible force in the region and are prepared to use it in an appropriate way at a time of our choosing,

These historic indictments matter because they demonstrate to Milosevic’s victims that the world cares,

These two countries are cheek-by-jowl,

but no one will get 100 percent.

We have made clear there would not be a separate Russian sector, and we are working on ways of integrating the Russians into the whole process,

When I took this job I had those instincts surgically removed, … We believe in bipartisan foreign policy, and it’s important to understand that we must test this agreement to see if it works.

If this fails because both parties say no, there will not be bombing of Serbia and we will try to figure out ways of trying to deal with both sides,

We are clearly in the end stretch here. We are giving it the full-court press, and I hope very much that we are able to succeed. But the leaders themselves make the hard decisions —...

There is nothing inevitable about the tensions between our two countries or on the Korean peninsula or in the region,

develop a deeper sense of common purpose and a more effective strategy for achieving their future in a democratic and pluralistic Iraq.

This is an issue that needs to be done as rapidly as possible,

The ban on new U.S. investment in Burma is the latest in a series of sanctions the United States has imposed in response to the utter lack of political freedom in that country, … and...

make the ledger slightly less out of balance.

The Berlin Wall crumbled, Politburos resigned and governments vanished overnight. Half a million Czechs and Slovaks gathered … in Prague and we sensed that a long, absent angel had returned home to Central Europe,

Until the parties have accepted all provisions of the agreement, preparations for NATO military action will continue,

here is a special place in hell for women who do not help other women.

I am looking forward to going to the region some time in August, and I most of all look forward to working with the prime minister, who is dedicated to the Middle East peace process,

We think it’s very important for them to be as cooperative as possible in trying to resolve this great tragedy,

Clearly the Russians disagree with us about the use of force in Iraq. They, however, have no good ideas about how to solve the problem,

But you better start figuring out what we’re going to do.

Looking back over the past year, I do not see how any other decision could have been made or any reason for its delay,

Failures to observe basic procedures put our nation’s secrets at risk

NATO is now prepared to act.

Whether it’s for commercial or research purposes, it should not be happening,

role as the leading upholder of democracy and law.

These people have to go back, otherwise there are no people in Kosovo,

state sponsors of terrorism.

The two parties are the ones that have to make the hard decisions, but the United States has to be there, … They need a catalyst, they need to have somebody there as an honest...

NATO’S fundamental purpose — safeguarding the ideals, interests and territory of its members — is unchanging,

If there was an agreement in the Middle East peace talks, we would like to get support from Japan, which is an important partner in the international community,

It is a subject of discussion with them and was raised both when President Clinton and I were in Pakistan and in Greece recently, … We are pressing them on it, but we are not...

It is the substance we are interested in at this stage, not the process,

[Albright met with Abdullah on Thursday.] I wanted to stop here in order to make very clear that the U.S. stands with Jordan, … The relationship between the United States and Jordan has been a...

Maybe I was just the handmaiden,

This blatant, heavy-handed action is only the latest outrage committed against Aung San Suu Kyi and other party leaders by Burmese authorities,

We know the day is drawing closer when the community of freedom will once more encompass the pearl of the Antilles, and the hemisphere of the American democracies will be complete,

Saddam’s goal… is to achieve the lifting of U.N. sanctions while retaining and enhancing Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction programs,

No one questions Russia’s right to combat insurgency and terror within its borders, … But the war in Chechnya has brought a tragic cost in human lives and a high cost in Russia’s world standing.

The process is in trouble, we cannot continue this way, … One option is simply for us to remove ourselves from the process.

This reflects the importance of the upcoming vote on China trade,

Israelis and Palestinians have cooperated in the past to achieve historic agreements as well as practical cooperation on the ground, … They must find a way again to end the current psychology of confrontation and...

Democracy is the key to our strategy throughout southeastern Europe,

That visit will allow for further discussions on regional security issues and other matters of mutual concern, … rich with opportunity.

courage and vision.

It is the responsibility of the United States, our partners in the hemisphere and the world at large to maintain pressure for democratic change,

Security is an inherent, inextricable and indispensable component of all our jobs,

There are gaps. We’re trying to narrow those gaps,

We call on the Burmese authorities to allow normal access and freedom of movement to Aung San Suu Kyi and other members of the National League for Democracy and immediately to cease all activities aimed...