We must help women in every society to have their voices heard.

My deepest regret from my years in public service is the failure of the United States and the international community to act sooner to halt these crimes.

There are an awful lot of things going on that need understanding and explanation, but - to put it mildly - the world is a mess.

I'm not a person who thinks the world would be entirely different if it was run by women. If you think that, you've forgotten what high school was like.

I bought ... the pins with my three daughters in mind; the ships are beautiful, graceful, and moving along at full sail, having long since left home port.

A skilled diplomat rarely generates extreme reactions.

The reason I made women's issues central to American foreign policy, was not because I was a feminist, but because we know that societies are more stable if women are politically and economically empowered.