James Rubin
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"James Philip "Jamie" Rubin" (born 1960) is a former diplomat and journalist. He is Visiting Scholar, 2013-14 at the Rothermere American Institute, Oxford. Having served in the State Department during the administration of President Bill Clinton, he became a Sky News television news journalist and commentator. He is married to CNN and American Broadcasting Company/ABC chief international correspondent Christiane Amanpour.

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This tribunal was voted on by Russia and by all the members of the (U.N.) Security Council. It's a United Nations tribunal. It's not an American tribunal. It's not a NATO tribunal. And the Yugoslav authorities know that.

We have no illusions about China's desire to acquire sensitive information and technology for military uses by many different means. It is absolutely not true that we downplayed any evidence of this. We took the issue seriously, as our actions demonstrate.

Our focus is on deeds and not so much words and personalities.

We will react swiftly and firmly to any statements or actions suggesting sympathy with Nazi-era policies, or that express racism, xenophobia or anti-Semitism.

I cannot say that we have a breakthrough. On the contrary, we are working very hard to overcome differences.

The U.N. Security Council should be prepared to take firm action to bring about Iraqi compliance in the event they don't change their mind in the next day or so.

The North Koreans have agreed to multiple site visits by a U.S. team to the underground site at Kumchang-ni.

We are committed to fight terrorism here and in every country in the world, and unfortunately again, Fidel Castro is wrong.

Saddam Hussein should change his mind and allow the U.N. to do its job.