William Brownfield Quotations

We are looking forward to meeting with them again on Monday to discuss a full range of migration-related events.

What's most important is to think about the interests and the well-being of the indigenous communities here and what best represents their interests, ... I am still hoping for direct dialogue between the mission and the government to resolve these differences.

Venezuela and the U.S. are natural commercial partners, and this will not change.

obligation to respect the contracts that it has already signed and voluntarily entered into.

For more than 20 years, the United States has offered replacement parts for the F-16 planes,

Ladies and gentlemen, how can I get any sleep with so many conspiracies and plots? ... The truth is there are many things in this world that have nothing to do with the United States.

Ladies and gentlemen, How am I going to sleep with so many conspiracies and plots?

It is not appropriate, and in fact it is probably inappropriate issue for a foreign government to discuss at this time,

I think our two governments have resolved, at least for the moment, the civil aviation problem. We have reached an agreement, the FAA is sending a technical team here to Venezuela.

Most of them, almost 100 percent, are young between 18 and 19 years old and they decided that the security issue was a little complicated,

We are in dialogue on some specific points, ... Eventually we are going to arrive at a point at which it can be said these are the points we can resolve at a working level, a technical level.

We owe it to our own citizens to ensure that we have contingency plans, should such a reduction or interruption come to pass, ... But let me say that this would be an illogical act on the part of the government of Venezuela. Venezuela and the U.S. are natural partners in oil, for simple, common sense geographic reasons.

there is only one group that wins, and that group is the drug traffickers.

What is happening will have an impact on the commercial decisions of private companies, not only those from the United States, but all the countries of the world,

What the government of Venezuela has offered the United States in response to the disaster, the catastrophe of Hurricane Katrina, is a generous offer, ... When we are talking about one-to-five million dollars, that is real money. I want to recognize that and say, 'thank you.'

The problem between Venezuela and the United States has been solved.

Differences between the two governments exist, ... (But) there are areas of interest for the two countries in which we should collaborate.

I'm sorry they are leaving, ... I think it's important to have that kind of people-to-people contact.

I can categorically deny that, ... I still hope we can have direct talks between the mission and the government to resolve their differences.