We Can't Let Others Judge Information For

If We Are To Garner Sustained U.s. Domestic Support For Future Trade Agreements, We Have To Make Sure Those Americans Who Have Suffered As A Consequence Of Past Agreements Have An Effective Social Safety Net, Adjustment Assistance, Opportunities For Retraining And New Job Creation That Enables All Americans To Thrive.

I Was Working With A Number Of African Heads Of State. And After Their Initial Surprise, I Think Many Of Them Just Treated Me As They Would Anybody Else. They Had To Deal With Me As A Representative Of The United States Of America, And The United States Of America Was Too Important To Be Dismissed Or Ignored On Any Grounds.

What I Would Say About Me Is: What You See Is What I Get.

I Think Most Americans Understand That We Went Through A Period In Which American Leadership Was Judged Quite Critically Internationally.

There Was A Hateful Video That Was Disseminated On The Internet. It Had Nothing To Do With The United States Government, And It's One That We Find Disgusting And Reprehensible. It's Been Offensive To Many, Many People Around The World. That Sparked Violence In Various Parts Of The World, Including Violence Directed Against Western Facilities Including Our Embassies And Consulates.