Linda Thomas-Greenfield

“Climate change is a challenge for all of us all over the globe.”

“We're going to continue to try to find solutions to the North Korea problem. We see them as a strategic threat to our interests. They are a strategic threat to the interests of our allies, and more broadly to the American people.”

“I look forward to standing with Israel, standing against the unfair targeting of Israel, the relentless resolutions that are proposed against Israel unfairly.”

“We need to fight terrorists where they are; and increasingly, that's online.”

“We know China is working across the U.N. system to drive an authoritarian agenda that stands in opposition to the founding values of the institution - American values.”

“Who you are and the choices you make - how you choose to use your skills, how you put your values into practice, how you make an impact on the world - matter far more than any position or job title.”

“Don't wear other people's problems on your shoulders.”

“Those values that I think relate to gumbo diplomacy are generosity, hospitality, its kindness... all of that.”

“Each time I make gumbo, it's different. No two gumbos are alike, and that goes for others who make gumbo, as well.”

“The more we elevate people's lives - the more we treat people with dignity and respect and honor their rights and freedoms - the more we discourageand even preventterrorism.”

“It's no secret that some of the worst abusers of digital technologies hold a veto in the Security Council. But that is precisely why we must engage in tough diplomacy. We cannot cede our digital futures to governments that would misuse and abuse these technologies.”

“My father was, in fact, illiterate.”

“You know, I wish someone had told me I could be anything, that I could do anything... I did not know when I was a young girl and even when I was in college that I could do anything and be anything.”

“I think countries are now, leaders are now more conscious of the importance of having women engage in their country's development plan. Because again, and I say this over and over and over again, when we invest in women they invest back in their families, they invest in their communities, and they invest in their countries.”

“Unfortunately, too many countries in the Security Council ignore the positive ways we can use digital technologies, or worse, are deploying them to do tremendous harm - both within and beyond their borders.”

“In so many of our communities and countries, racism is endemic. It's built in, like a rot in a frame.”

“When America shows up - when we are consistent and persistent - when we exert our influence in accordance with our values - the United Nations can be an indispensable institution for advancing peace, security, and our collective well-being.”

“The international community has made great strides in detecting and disrupting terrorist attacks. But we still face a terrorist threat landscape that is increasingly dynamic, fluid, and complex.”

“You know, being on the international stage can always be frustrating if you can't accomplish all of your goals as fast as you want to accomplish them.”

“You know, I think people around the world watch what is happening in the United States. They look to us as an example of what they want. And occasionally we disappoint them.”