Increased remittances to Cuba from the United States has helped Cuban families. — Ben Rhodes Cuba Copy Share Image
The world order and American actions in the world have deep wiring. — Ben Rhodes Actions Copy Share Image
We want a rules-based order in Asia-Pacific like we have had in the Atlantic. — Ben Rhodes Asia Copy Share Image
Cuba is only 90 miles from Florida, but for a long time, the distance between our two countries seemed a lot greater. — Ben Rhodes Cuba Copy Share Image
Laos is a deeply Buddhist country, and my visit included a traditional Tak Bat ceremony, in which you get up at sunrise… — Ben Rhodes Buddhism Copy Share Image
As people who know me know, probably to a fault, I am usually not without thoughts and words. — Ben Rhodes Fault 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… — Ben Rhodes Benghazi Copy Share Image
I had the Secret Service actually patrolling my block at some point. I didn't sign up for that. I went to work… — Ben Rhodes Barack obama Copy Share Image
One of the most depressing things about President Donald Trump's decision to roll back elements of the Cuba opening is how predictable… — Ben Rhodes Back Copy Share Image
In the course of a presidency, a U.S. president says millions of words in public. You never know which of them end… — Ben Rhodes End 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 I think Copy Share Image
For many Americans, 'Vietnam' is a word associated with war and the extraordinarily complex history between our countries. But since normalization began,… — Ben Rhodes Being Copy Share Image
The fact of the matter is the West Wing never gets fully renovated because nobody wants to vacate it. And so you… — Ben Rhodes Being Copy Share Image
With the 5-to-4 decision upholding Trump's Muslim ban, arbitrary discrimination is now formal U.S. policy, celebrated by a president who campaigned on… — Ben Rhodes Decision Copy Share Image
While President Obama raised the hopes of Americans and Cubans alike with a forward-looking opening in diplomatic, commercial and people-to-people ties, President… — Ben Rhodes Clock Copy Share Image
President Obama started in public life not as an elected official but as a community organizer. He worked with churches and other… — Ben Rhodes Change 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 Government 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… — Ben Rhodes Democracy Copy Share Image
When I first went to work in the West Wing, the most daunting thing was how small this place was... You walk… — Ben Rhodes How Copy Share Image
We don't have to kind of be in cycles of conflict if we can find other ways to resolve these issues. We… — Ben Rhodes Conflict Copy Share Image
There are a very limited number of people in senior roles at the White House, and time is their most precious asset. — Ben Rhodes Asset Copy Share Image
Mandela was a guy who didn't come in and just eviscerate the existing institutions. He sought to co-opt them. He brought white… — Ben Rhodes Come Copy Share Image
The TPP will be good for the American economy, the Vietnamese economy, and the labor and environmental standards that make life better… — Ben Rhodes Environmental Copy Share Image
The complete lack of governance in huge swaths of the Middle East - that is the project of the American establishment. — Ben Rhodes American Copy Share Image
For more than fifty years, our policy towards Cuba was not making life better for Cubans. In many ways, it was making… — Ben Rhodes Better Copy Share Image
Where civil society is welcomed, communities are more safe, more secure, and more prosperous. — Ben Rhodes Civil society Copy Share Image
Where civil society thrives, governments operate with more transparency and accountability. This creates a tangible impact on the lives of everyday citizens. — Ben Rhodes Accountability Copy Share Image
What I do miss is foreign travel, because there really is no substitute for showing up somewhere and representing the United States. — Ben Rhodes Foreign travel Copy Share Image
The Catholic Church played an integral role in supporting the opening between the U.S. and Cuban governments. — Ben Rhodes Catholic Copy Share Image
When it comes to Israel's security, our military and intelligence cooperation, that's off limits. That's protected. That's sacrosanct. — Ben Rhodes Cooperation Copy Share Image
'Make America great again,' is not that different from Putin's nostalgia for the Soviet Union or tsarist Russia. — Ben Rhodes America 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 Around the world Copy Share Image
Talking and diplomacy is often seen as a concession in America, in a way that it is not in other places. — Ben Rhodes America Copy Share Image
I was a relatively anonymous guy, and for whatever reason, I became one of the villains for the Right. — Ben Rhodes Anonymous Copy Share Image
