"But we are making steady progress, and I think the American people should take some heart in the fact that we are making progress on this front."

VOA: standard.2010.07.16

"Sure,I think it could hurt the Church, but I think people also make decisions about their faith and in some cases separate the Church and the actions of the human member of the Church from their faith."

VOA: standard.2010.03.28

"It sure looks like the way they are suppressing speech, the way they are suppressing crowds, they way in which people are being treated that there is some real doubt about I do not think we are in a position to say,".

VOA: standard.2009.06.14

"There hasn't been too many problems but there has been some increased tension I think around the Sri Lankans, in particular being a bit concerned as we have had some people removed back to Sri Lanka found not to be refugees, and obviously the spotlight on the groups that were intercepted in Indonesia,".

VOA: standard.2009.11.24