And I believe that good journalism, good television, can make our world a better place.

Objectivity means trying to give all sides a hearing. It does not, in my view, mean treating all sides as equal.

Because I am foreign I was assigned to the foreign desk. I kid you not, its true.

I was really just the tea boy to begin with, or the equivalent thereof, but I quickly announced, innocently but very ambitiously, that I wanted to be, I was going to be, a foreign correspondent.

Im not an American but I have always had the outsiders respect for the American people and the American way.

U.S. soldiers, with whom I now have more than a passing acquaintance, joke that they track my movements in order to know where they will be deployed next.

I'm thrilled to be joining the incredible team at ABC News. Being asked to anchor 'This Week' and the superb tradition started by David Brinkley, is a tremendous and rare honor, and I look forward to discussing the great domestic and international issues of the day.