“There is no question that our security and prosperity will be increasi...” — Ben Rhodes Quote

“There is no question that our security and prosperity will be increasingly tied to the Asia Pacific. If America doesn't set the rules of the road for trade in this region, other nations will.”

“President Obama started in public life not as an elected official but as a community organizer. He worked with churches and other groups on the south side of Chicago to push public leaders to fight poverty, improve the local school system and make housing more affordable, and to bring about the change the community needed and deserved.”

“Obama's 'reset' with Russia and 'pivot' to Asia never materialized.”

“TSG is competing with Middle East, East Asia and Europe in offering prices that are either lower or at par with these markets.”

“I see the Philippines one day as a developed country, one of the major economies of Asia - perhaps not in six years, but definitely in our lifetime.”