"But above all,your visit at this pivotal moment in history speaks to the opportunity before us to build the relationship between our nations born in the last century into one of the defining partnerships of the 21st century,"

VOA: standard.2009.11.25

"Despite the feelings of anger, frustration,and sadness that envelop our hearts, we gather here tonight to mourn,to remember,and above all, to offer our own solemn promise that none of us will rest until all of us are safe,".

VOA: standard.2009.08.04