Hillary Rodham Clinton

“ Because the story of America is the story of people coming together to tear down barriers, stand up for rights, and insist on equality, not only for themselves but for all people. And in the process, they create a community of support and solidarity that endures. ”

“ We need to sustain our renewed engagement in the Asia-Pacific, continue ramping up economics as a tool for advancing American interests, and press forward with unleashing the potential of the world’s women and girls. We need to keep championing the kind of smart power that looks to innovation and partnerships—with governments and with people—as ways to expand opportunity and promote peace and stability. ”

“ By electing Barack Obama our next president, the American people have demanded not just a new direction at home but a new effort to renew America's standing in the world as a force for positive change. ”

“ Analysts say it is too early to know whether the former secretary of state will be politically damaged by the email controversy if she decides to run for president.
Larry Sabato, head of the Center for Politics at the University of Virginia, said that Hillary and Bill Clinton have been in the public eye for so long that people already have solid opinions about them, and that this issue is unlikely to affect those views, even if Hillary runs for president.
“If you read the daily press. you think that everything matters," he said. ”

“ His words rang with courage, conscience, and integrity—qualities that John has always embodied.
Those are the values that have guided him through the years, whether returning to Vietnam to uncover the truth about his fellow soldiers who never came home; helping our service members, veterans, and their families get the support they had earned; or working on a range of issues to make our country stronger and to advance our interests around the world. I was fortunate to work with John through much of this time, as First Lady and later as his colleague in the Senate. ”

“ Chris Stevens, Sean Smith, Tyrone Woods, and Glen Doherty – are part of a broader strategic challenge to the United States and our partners in North Africa. I think it’s important we understand the context for this challenge as we work together to protect our people and honor our fallen colleagues.
Any clear-eyed examination of this matter must begin with this sobering fact: since 1988, there have been nineteen Accountability Review Boards investigating attacks on American diplomats and their facilities. Since 1977, 65 American diplomatic personnel have been killed by terrorists. ”

“ Clinton is widely expected to win the Democratic Party's presidential nomination in 2016, even though she has not officially announced that she will run.
Controversy arose when it was discovered that Clinton used a private email account for official business while serving as secretary of state. State Department officials have said that using a private email account was not prohibited and that Clinton never shared classified information via the account. ”

“ We know our security, our values, and our interests cannot be protected and advanced by force alone, nor, indeed, by Americans alone. We must pursue vigorous diplomacy using all the tools we can muster to build a future with more partners and fewer adversaries, more opportunities and fewer dangers, for all who seek freedom, peace and prosperity. ”

“ As I said in Beijing at the United Nations 4th World Conference on Women, women must not be denied the right to plan their own families. I look forward to working with the President, my colleagues in the Administration, and the NGO community to promote programs and policies that ensure women and girls have full access to health information and services. ”

“ The news of Clinton's private emails quickly generated responses on Twitter. "Transparency matters," tweeted former Florida Governor Jeb Bush, potential Republican presidential candidate and brother of former President George W. Bush. "Unclassified @HillaryClinton emails should be released," he added. Bush released tens of thousands of his own emails from his time as governor in December and included a link to them in his post about Clinton's emails.
The vulnerability of personal email to hackers is another concern. ”

“ But we are also taking a top-to-bottom look to rethink how we make decisions on where, when and whether our people should operate in high-threat areas, and how we respond.
We are initiating an annual High Threat Post Review chaired for the first time in American history, I suppose, by the Secretary of State, and ongoing reviews by the Deputy Secretaries, to ensure that pivotal questions about security reach the highest level. ”

“ America is a place founded on the idea that everyone should have the right to live up to his or her God-given potential, and it is that same ideal that must guide America's purpose in the world today. ”

“ Follow the personal e-mail guides posted on the Awareness site to change your password, to ensure that messages are not auto-forwarding to an unintended address, and to verify that other security settings are properly configured.Beware of e-mail messages that include links to password reset web pages. ”

“ Your life is so important -- to your family, your friends, and to your country. And there is so much waiting for you, both personally and professionally -- there are so many opportunities for you to develop your talents and make your contributions. ”

“ And the truth is that in elections, as in life, hardly anything matters. Most of these things are long forgotten by the time the voting takes place, which after all is nearly two years away.”
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“ Now, in addition to the immediate action we took and the review board process, we’re moving on a third front: addressing the broader strategic challenge in North Africa and the wider region. Benghazi did not happen in a vacuum. The Arab revolutions have scrambled power dynamics and shattered security forces across the region. Instability in Mali has created an expanding safe haven for terrorists who look to extend their influence and plot further attacks of the kind we just saw last week in Algeria. ”

“ For the past seven years, this policy has made it more difficult for women around the world to gain access to essential information and healthcare services. Rather than limiting women's ability to receive reproductive health services, we should be supporting programs that help women and their partners make decisions to ensure their health and the health of their families. ”

“ The dinner, which features comic skits and songs, provides an opportunity for politicians and journalists to poke fun at one another.
The Gridiron Club, founded in 1885, is the oldest and one of the most exclusive organizations for Washington journalists. Membership is by invitation only. By tradition, Washington insiders put aside their differences for an evening of laughter, schmoozing and charity fundraising. ”

“ The revelations prompted the chairman of the special House of Representatives committee investigating the 2012 attack on the U.S. diplomatic facility in Benghazi, Libya to subpoena Clinton's emails related to the incident.
Four Americans were killed in the attack, including U.S. Ambassador to Libya Chris Stevens. Congressional Republicans have criticized Clinton for not doing enough to ensure the safety of U.S. diplomatic personnel in Libya.
Clinton and her staff turned over to the State Department about 50,000 pages of emails related to her time as secretary of state last year. ”

“ He understands the value of investing in America’s global leadership. And, as we work to implement the Accountability Review Board’s recommendations, he is committed to doing what it takes to prevent another tragedy and to protect our people and posts around the world. ”

“ Children are particularly vulnerable to the hurt caused by discrimination and prejudice and we have lost many young people over the years to suicide. These most recent deaths are a reminder that all Americans have to work harder to overcome bigotry and hatred. ”

“ They get up and go to work every day, often in difficult and dangerous circumstances thousands of miles from home, because they believe the United States is the most extraordinary force for peace and progress the earth has ever known. ”

“ Polls taken before the email issue show Clinton far out in front of other possible Democratic candidates for the White House in several states. The polls say she would beat several likely Republican candidates by a landslide in the general election. ”

“ Security guidelines have been posted on the DS/SI/CS Cyber Security Awareness web page:
http://intranet.ds.state.sbu/DS/SI/CS/Awareness1/Content/Personal%20Email.aspx.Recently, Google asserted that online adversaries are targeting the personal Gmail accounts of U.S. government employees. ”

“ Clinton ignored the issue at a forum Monday while fellow Democrats urged her to speak out — and predicted she would — about her decision to conduct business while she was secretary of state in a private, nongovernment email account.
Republicans are ramping up their attention on the issue. Critics accuse her of trying to hide controversial communications, including those surrounding the deadly terrorist attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya. ”

“ But I also want to stress the list of attacks that were foiled, crises averted, and lives saved is even longer. We should never forget that the security professionals get it right more than 99% of the time, against difficult odds, because the terrorists only need to get it right once. ”

“ Our men and women who serve overseas understand that we do accept a level of risk to represent and protect the country we love. They represent the best traditions of a bold and generous nation. They cannot work in bunkers and do their jobs. ”

“ Let’s also remember that, as the Chairman and the Ranking Member pointed out, administrations of both parties, in partnership with Congress, have made concerted and good faith efforts to learn from the tragedies that have occurred, to implement recommendations from the Review Boards, to seek the necessary resources to better protect our people in a constantly evolving threat environment. ”

“ And when we suffer tragedies overseas, the number of Americans applying to the Foreign Service actually increases. That tells us everything we need to know about the kind of patriots I’m talking about. ”