"We celebrate with you today, with a full understanding of what you have achieved and we are filled with joy in your success.

VOA: standard.2010.06.05

"And we welcome the progress we achieved to provide a more level playing field for American firms exporting to China and operating in China."

VOA: standard.2010.05.25

"I want to say that we feel that Obama has achieved a lot for his country and for the world and he deserves what has been granted to him.

VOA: standard.2009.10.09

Meanwhile on a trip to Chile, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said it is easy to be cynical about the summit, but he remains optimistic a meaningful outcome can and must be achieved.

VOA: standard.2009.03.29

White House officials are sticking to a prediction they say is based on conversations with congressional Democratic leaders, that a vote in the House of Representatives can be achieved before the president's scheduled departure March 18 on a trip to Guam, Indonesia and Australia.

VOA: standard.2010.03.10

Peter Pham, Associate Professor of Justice Studies, Political Science and Africana Studies at James Madison University, says conditions in Somalia threaten security and stability of the Horn of Africa: "Even without toppling the TFG, al-Shabaab has already achieved a major objective by securing a territorial base from which like-minded militants and terrorists can carry out attacks elsewhere, especially against targets in the Arabian Peninsula as well as participating in the current violence against Somalis,".

VOA: standard.2009.06.26