We cannot do everything in Africa, but doing nothing is not an option.

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So much of our attention is trained on the Middle East these days, but we...

So much of our attention is trained on the Middle East these days, but we...

For decades the American people have had an addiction to oil and gas.

For decades the American people have had an addiction to oil and gas.

Our democracy is not a product but a continual process. It is preserved not by...

Our democracy is not a product but a continual process. It is preserved not by...

When you're talking with a person at this level of the government, at the very...

When you're talking with a person at this level of the government, at the very...

This nation is never finished. It has to be re-created in each generation.

This nation is never finished. It has to be re-created in each generation.

Events often move faster than our ability to comprehend them.

Events often move faster than our ability to comprehend them.

Putting together a counter- terrorism policy, it's very easy to look at law enforcement or...

Putting together a counter- terrorism policy, it's very easy to look at law enforcement or...

Now the difficulty with those warnings is that they were not specific.

Now the difficulty with those warnings is that they were not specific.

One half of the world's people live on less than two dollars a day. This...

One half of the world's people live on less than two dollars a day. This...

But despite this breathtaking pace, I believe in the capacity of our democracy to meet...

But despite this breathtaking pace, I believe in the capacity of our democracy to meet...

U.S. officials and outside experts agree that China is undertaking a comprehensive modernization of its...

U.S. officials and outside experts agree that China is undertaking a comprehensive modernization of its...

China's ability to deliver nuclear warheads on American cities is expanding.

China's ability to deliver nuclear warheads on American cities is expanding.

The U.S has acquired reservoirs of goodwill around the globe over many years. But it...

The U.S has acquired reservoirs of goodwill around the globe over many years. But it...

The U.S. should support the historic Gaza withdrawal as a first step toward a final...

The U.S. should support the historic Gaza withdrawal as a first step toward a final...

But in the end our government usually - not unfailingly - is responsive to the...

But in the end our government usually - not unfailingly - is responsive to the...

Aid can work where there is good governance, and usually fails where governments are unable...

Aid can work where there is good governance, and usually fails where governments are unable...

Foreign aid is neither a failure nor a panacea. It is, instead, an important tool...

Foreign aid is neither a failure nor a panacea. It is, instead, an important tool...

The temptations are great to simply retreat to the domain of private life and give...

The temptations are great to simply retreat to the domain of private life and give...

I can assure you, public service is a stimulating, proud and lively enterprise. It is...

I can assure you, public service is a stimulating, proud and lively enterprise. It is...

A likely source for terrorists seeking to buy or steal nuclear materials is the former...

A likely source for terrorists seeking to buy or steal nuclear materials is the former...