Quotes from Richard Grenell

Imagine what Nigeria could do for Africa if it was also free of Boko Haram's violence.

While religious institutions should be able to pick and choose which unions they bless, civil governments should issue marriage licenses to all couples.

When Barack Obama was running for president, he committed to leading the United Nations and other countries towards a common global goal. Obama believed that he could speak to allies and dictators directly and charm them into seeing the error of their ways.

It is hard to know exactly when the Arab Spring, a phrase used to describe the beginning of the Arab peoples' demand for democracy and human-rights reform, started.

Speaking out and challenging the status quo is seldom cheered at the UN.

Too many members of the U.N. benefit from the status quo and won't make decisions for purely altruistic reasons.

There is no way to expect one ambassador to cover all of the U.S. government's priority issues, and certainly there are a plethora of U.N. meetings that drag on with an unlimited number of speakers and no time limits.

Despite the debt, the traffic, the one-party rule, the taxes, and the eagerness of politicians to overwhelm small businesses and large corporate job producers with red tape and unnecessary regulations, the Golden State is still the most beautiful place to live and work in the United States.

Nominating Susan Rice for Secretary of State is a mistake not just because of her Sunday show deceptions but because her tenure as America's representative to the U.N. has been unworthy of a promotion.

One of the reasons the American public holds unelected government officials in such low esteem is that they are never held accountable for their failures.

President Obama believes getting along is more valuable than standing firm for U.S. interests.

The Left sees no place for differing opinions.

I spent eight years at the U.N., so I understand that U.S. ambassadors have a lot of issues to cover.

Consistent conservatives should frame their views in accordance with the fundamental belief that individuals, not governments, have the right to determine the course of their own lives.

Hesitating and hand-wringing when confronted by violence discourages the human-rights activists on the front lines and emboldens the enemy.

While some entertainment executives understand the power of having someone else speak for you, most Hollywood publicists don't.