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

I'm going to Washington on a fateful, even historic, mission. I feel that I am an emissary of all Israel's citizens, even those who do not agree with me, and of the entire Jewish people

I think we do have an interest in combating states that try to cross borders and steal parts of other people's country.

From Richard Holbrooke - and I miss him every day - I learned two things. One, prioritization: Never take your eye off the longer-term reforms. The other thing is, he was a hell of a schmoozer! So I should take advantage of my Irish love of beer and gift of the gab, and build relationships. That's a cherished part of the job, asking someone, "How did you get to be the Rwandan ambassador?" I try to take advantage of the fact that I hope to be here at least until the president's term ends getting to know my colleagues.

When I wake up in the middle of the night when I hear one of my kids coughing or crying, I think about Syria.

I like to think that as I get older I'm getting better at spending time with people who have qualities that make them worth spending time with.

In the 2000 election, George W. Bush, who had shirked military service, succeeded in presenting himself as more reliable on national security than Al Gore.