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Americans who may be going to the largest embassy we've ever had.

One of the roles of a U.S. ambassador - anywhere in the world - is to promote bilateral trade and investment.

It's important to focus on how we can strengthen international trade.

The question really is how do we get Embassy Officers into the minds of the American business community. That is a much more difficult task than understanding a statistical matrix.

Help is even being offered from across the ocean, as over two dozen countries have stepped forward to offer financial and material support to the American people.

Any Ambassador or Foreign Service Officer who has his or her head screwed on right knows that the U.S. position in the world is far more dependent on our ability to compete in world markets.

I think that ISIS is a threat to our embassy, to our consulate, as well as potentially to the American people.

I won't let any ambassador have a say about my foreign travels.

Our trade opens to all the world.

The United States has made a massive effort since the end of the Second World War to secure the dominance of its films in foreign markets - an achievement generally pushed home politically, by writing clauses into various treaties and aid packages.