Donald Evans Quotes

You can easily justify to anyone about the need to keep supporting Israel. We get very generous support. We need it.

The stakes are very high for us in Haiti. We have many important interests there. Perhaps the most important to me is our interest in the promotion of democracy in this hemisphere.

Albania has to demonstrate that it is willing to be a reliable partner in the international community.

I think the Egyptian people need to restore confidence that Americans, the U.S., means what they say when they talk about democracy, rule of law.

The ideal of all Kosovo is membership in the E.U. and a permanent friendship with the United States. I believe and I am convinced our dreams will come true.

We have new developing ties with Japan whom always supports our democratic process and economic development.

The U.S. has been a great friend all these years, but as soon as Africa found itself starting to move up, the U.S. is really disengaging.

It's in the interest of the U.S. to maintain a strong democracy in Colombia.

The U.S. government understands the importance of Nigeria in Africa and the world at large.

We are all in favor of the U.S. taking an active and constructive interest in Asia.

Israel is one of our staunchest allies in an increasingly volatile world.

The United States was the first country to recognize Israel in 1948, minutes after its declaration of independence, and the deep bonds of friendship between the U.S. and Israel remain as strong and unshakeable as ever.

If you want Russia to be a real fully developed partner, then America should invest in Russia and activate Russia as a strong nation.

Iran may or may not be the existential threat to Israel that Netanyahu insists it is. But a lessening of U.S. support for Israel certainly would be. With an indifferent America, Israel would become a lonely, frightening place.

We are happy to see China prospering; we are happy to see China playing a constructive and positive role in the region.

My job and my task as prime minister of Lebanon is to shield Lebanon from any instability like in Syria or Iraq or any other country that surrounds us. My task is to make sure that we have a country that is stable.

There is an alliance between Israel and the United States, and it has never been stronger than at the time of George W. Bush.

There is a direct connection that cannot be severed between the diplomatic process and growth and prosperity.

I'm a great admirer of the Trump change of mind about China and making an ally out of China instead of screaming about their trade.

One of the reasons America is welcome in Asia is because with America... there is a certain idealism and a certain bigness of soul. You want the region to prosper; you want countries to do well, and you are prepared to help them.

Neither India nor Russia perceives a threat from the strength of the other. Each sees a benefit for itself in the increased political and economic strength of the other.

When foreign assistance has a clear mission, buy-in from the aid-recipient country, and explicit metrics for implementation, the United States will be able to transition aid-recipient nations into strong trading partners. One of the greatest examples of this successful transition is South Korea.

We can't give the impression to our allies or friends in Asia that because the president is against TPP... that therefore, economically, we're going to pull away from Asia.

I would be delighted if the United States could have a positive relationship with Russia, and I would be thrilled if the Russian people, who are so capable, had a normal country that they could chart a different future.

We've done a lot to restore Liberia's credibility, Liberia's reputation, Liberia's presence.