Our Cuba policy was a major obstacle to getting things done in the hemisphere and a source of tension around the world. — Ben Rhodes Copy Share Image
Our basic assessment was that if America keeps going down these rabbit holes in the Middle East, we're just going to put… — Ben Rhodes Copy Share Image
I think one of the critiques of me is that I thought I knew it all. But I was learning from the… — Ben Rhodes Copy Share Image
The only place in the world where, I think, leaders have preferred Trump are in Riyadh, in Saudi Arabia and Israel. — Ben Rhodes Copy Share Image
The Asia Pacific region within TPP encompasses nearly 40 percent of the world's GDP. Shaping the rules of the road for trade… — Ben Rhodes Copy Share Image
All these newspapers used to have foreign bureaus. Now they don't. They call us to explain to them what's happening in Moscow… — Ben Rhodes Copy Share Image
While the TPP - like any trade deal - is a subject of vigorous debate, its benefits are clear. The TPP will… — Ben Rhodes Copy Share Image
President Obama has been on the world stage for 10 years, and people know what he believes. He doesn't single out individual… — Ben Rhodes Copy Share Image
For more than fifty years, the United States pursued a policy of isolating and pressuring Cuba. While the policy was rooted in… — Ben Rhodes Copy Share Image
One of the things you learn in government is there's a long tail to American decision-making when it comes to foreign policy.… — Ben Rhodes Copy Share Image
U.S. leadership has been rooted not just in our own belief in American exceptionalism but in the faith of others around the… — Ben Rhodes Copy Share Image
To the developing world, Cuba has been a symbol of sovereignty and resistance and a supporter of revolution - for good or… — Ben Rhodes Copy Share Image
Billions of people around the globe had come to know Barack Obama, had heard his words, had watched his speeches, and, in… — Ben Rhodes Copy Share Image
As people who know me know, probably to a fault, I am usually not without thoughts and words. — Ben Rhodes Copy Share Image
Following one of the most violent conflicts in human history, the United States and Japan built a deep and abiding friendship - an alliance… — Ben Rhodes Copy Share Image
Our Cuba policy was a major obstacle to getting things done in the hemisphere and a source of tension around the world. — Ben Rhodes Copy Share Image
Americans will forever be proud of the brave men and women of our armed forces who served in World War II, and we will… — Ben Rhodes Copy Share Image
I found people I really wanted to work for; I made myself available to do whatever I could with the skills I had; I… — Ben Rhodes Copy Share Image
Irrespective of our foreign policies, for decades, other nations and peoples could see, in the United States, a strong democracy that could maintain social… — Ben Rhodes Copy Share Image
'Make America great again,' is not that different from Putin's nostalgia for the Soviet Union or tsarist Russia. — Ben Rhodes Copy Share Image
The Benghazi attack was one of the more confusing, chaotic days that we had at work because you had these multiple violent protests taking… — Ben Rhodes Copy Share Image
Our basic assessment was that if America keeps going down these rabbit holes in the Middle East, we're just going to put ourselves out… — Ben Rhodes Copy Share Image
To be sure, the United States will be eternally proud of our civilian leaders and the men and women of our armed forces who… — Ben Rhodes Copy Share Image
Since taking office, President Obama has pursued a policy that focused more American resources and engagement in the Asia-Pacific, a region that will increasingly… — Ben Rhodes Copy Share Image
The fact that there were discreet channels of communication established with Iran in 2012 is something that we confirmed publicly. However, we did not… — Ben Rhodes Copy Share Image
