So much of our attention is trained on the Middle East these days, but we cannot ignore East Asia.

One half of the world's people live on less than two dollars a day. This should concern our national security policy as well as our conscience.

The temptations are great to simply retreat to the domain of private life and give up on our public problems.

For decades the American people have had an addiction to oil and gas.

Foreign aid is neither a failure nor a panacea. It is, instead, an important tool of American policy that can serve the interests of the United States and the world if wisely administered.

When you're talking with a person at this level of the government, at the very highest level, I think you have to be very discreet because he, President Clinton, is very aware that anything he says publicly can have a profound impact on American politics and on world politics.

I can assure you, public service is a stimulating, proud and lively enterprise. It is not just a way of life, it is a way to live fully.