"He has always been engaging, very specific,very clear, very talkative,very energetic, has a lot of bold ideas, but has always said that the Cuban people were friends of the American people and wanted to see normal relations take place.

VOA: standard.2009.04.07

"What we expect to see come out of the summit is a communiqu with an action plan, a specific timeline with very particular benchmarks that are measurable on how to secure and lockdown these vulnerable nuclear materials."

VOA: standard.2010.04.06

"It is a double track approach,of course, to have a very clear position on sanctions, not only on Security Council, but specific new measures from the European Union on the financial side - on the oil and gas sector, in all elements that can give to Iran a very clear message that they have to move and respond to the requirements of the international community."

VOA: standard.2010.07.28