I don't worry about how folks want to characterize me.

There was a hateful video that was disseminated on the Internet. It had nothing to do with the United States government, and it's one that we find disgusting and reprehensible. It's been offensive to many, many people around the world. That sparked violence in various parts of the world, including violence directed against Western facilities including our embassies and consulates.

I was working with a number of African heads of state. And after their initial surprise, I think many of them just treated me as they would anybody else. They had to deal with me as a representative of the United States of America, and the United States of America was too important to be dismissed or ignored on any grounds.

The notion that -- which some people are trying to suggest, that by asking for the identity of an American person, that is the same as leaking it, is completely false. There's no equivalence between so-called unmasking and leaking.

The kids are Job One. So, to be quite candid, if they need me, I do my utmost to make sure I'm there.

It's in our interest to continue with the Paris Agreement and to deal with climate change as the real threat it actually is.

I think most Americans understand that we went through a period in which American leadership was judged quite critically internationally.