Without investing in the rule of law for the poor, none of the other investments we make will be sustainable.

We know that often holding those who have carried out mass atrocities accountable is at times our best tool to prevent future atrocities.

First, recognize the mistake. The main thing is taking responsibility and being authentic.

As a journalist, I've felt as if it's a privilege that people share their stories and want you to be the messenger.... Even in my current job, when I go abroad, I'm racing to get back to the president and the secretary to share what I've seen.

You could be in the United Nations office all night every night and still feel like you were not making a sufficient dent in the world's problems. I think the key is prioritization. But every job presents the tyranny of the inbox, of allowing the urgent to crowd out the important. So we have to have our lodestars.

My kids are my salvation.... It's a delight to walk in and get charged by a five-year-old and a two-year-old. That'll make you forget the darkness.

American decision-makers must understand how damaging a foreign policy that privileges order and profit over justice really is in the long term.