You might be locked in a world not of your own making, her eyes said, but you still have a claim on how it is shaped. You still have responsibilities.

If we have actionable intelligence about high value terrorist targets and President [Pervez] Musharraf will not act, we will.

It's not appealing to deal with countries that express hatred towards us.

There are very few moments in our lives where we have the privilege to witness history taking place. This is one of those moments. This is one of those times.

Building on our Young South-east Asian Leaders Initiative, I'm hopeful that we can continue expand the ties and cooperation between our young people and students.

ISIS is not an organization that can destroy the United States. This is not a huge industrial power that can pose great risks to us, institutionally or in a systematic way. But they can hurt us. And they can hurt our people and our families.

For we know that our patchwork heritage is a strength, not a weakness.