She said the good relationship the United States has had with Mr.Vazquez' left-leaning government underscores the Obama administration's commitment to deal productively with Latin American leaders from across the political spectrum.

VOA: standard.2009.09.15

"I'll be very honest with King Abdullah with whom I have developed a good relationship, indicating to him that we're not going to be eliminating our need for oil imports in the immediate future;

VOA: standard.2009.06.02

"What we try to do is - for each hospital that we work with - become the number one or number two provider of U.S.patients, so that we really can build a very good relationship with those hospitals and make sure that patient benefits from that."

VOA: standard.2010.04.08

"At a time when the headlines are filled with challenges, the relationship between the United States and India is a good news story.

VOA: standard.2009.07.20

"I think in a year's time,you're going to see a much closer U.S.-Saudi relationship than you have now, and I think it's good that the president is stopping off,"

VOA: standard.2009.06.02

"We think that,in the long run, more legitimacy is good for that cooperation rather than less, and that more representation and more good governance and more democracy will give regimes the legitimacy they need to pursue a strategic relationship with the U.S."

VOA: standard.2010.05.19