Bashar al-Assad and those who still stand by him are now responsible for the deaths of more than 20,000 in Syria.

When my son was a mere three months old, I started working at the State Department. I was not only the youngest Assistant Secretary of State but I was also a breastfeeding mother. I'm the first to admit that this felt crazy at times, and the balancing act is never ever easy. But my two kids are the most wonderful things that have ever happened to me.

People are consuming the news that is comfortable for them, not necessarily the news that is real or that they need to know.

I was very happy in my job at the United Nations.

I think people have confidence that I will fairly and accurately represent their point of view to the President, and that I'm not going to put a spin on it, even if I may disagree with it.

Focus on something that stirs your soul, it's hard to excel at anything that you don't love.

We're well aware, and we have been for a long time, that there is a real threat from adversaries, state actors, non-state actors, to hack us, influence us, destroy stuff through cyber means. Because cyber threat has been understood for a while, it's longstanding, it's a concern.