Ambassador Quotations

We had an interesting thing at that first dinner. It was prior to the availability of several new hotels in Los Angeles, and we were more or less committed to the old Ambassador Hotel that has the famous Coconut Grove.

My happiness is being able to present my talents for people to see, and I feel like I'm an ambassador of Thai history and Thai culture on film so that people can see Muay Thai.

An ambassador is an honest man sent abroad to lie and intrigue for the benefit of his country.

I and others like me believe Timerman was chosen by President Kirshner, first as Argentina's U.N. ambassador and then as foreign minister, among other reasons because he does not hide his Jewishness and his relations with the Jewish community and, therefore, can be a 'fig leaf' for her policy.

The Bourbon King was first ambassador of reason and human happiness.

I think I've become the brand ambassador of arranged marriages, especially for working Indian women.

True enough, Osama bin Laden is dead and other al-Qaeda leaders have joined him. But, the assassination of Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans in Benghazi is a brutal reminder that radical Islamic terror groups have not disappeared and certainly are not dormant.

The ambassador was never present, but his presence was never absent.

I want people to have a good impression of Israel. I don't feel like I'm an ambassador for my country, but I do talk about Israel a lot - I enjoy telling people about where I come from and my religion.

I said to the German Ambassador that, as long as there was only a dispute between Austria and Serbia alone, I did not feel entitled to intervene; but that, directly it was a matter between Austria and Russia, it became a question of the peace of Europe, which concerned us all.

I feel like an ambassador for surfing at this point. I'm happy to go and play that role and share that where I can in certain areas of the mainstream media that doesn't get the surfing attention.

I don't think it's rational for a country to try to kill the Saudi Arabian ambassador in a restaurant in Washington.

Every single administration in American political history has put cronies and pals and donors into political positions. But normally those people become the ambassador to Liechtenstein or the deputy undersecretary of commerce.

I hold Bond dear to my heart. I've traveled the world as an ambassador for that character, and I had a bloody great time doing it.

We are a highly-visible brand ambassador for the Disney brand as a whole.

What happens when our ambassador has to stand up and make the case on intelligence relating to Iraq and North Korea? ... Do you think John Bolton is going to be believed? And do you think it matters? I think it matters a great deal.

We know we can still count on him to help us in our efforts to build and strengthen Canadian swimming as an ambassador and as a mentor to young athletes.

Wayne is a natural leader of the Roots athletics team, Team Roots, and a great ambassador for our company. Both on and off the ice, he exemplifies the best of Canada and the Canadian and Olympic heritage of Roots.

The real duties of an ambassador are to enter into or follow negotiations between his own government and that of the country to which he is accredited.

When the Syrian ambassador acted up, what I really felt like saying to him was, "Go to your room!

Secretary Albright had asked Ambassador Ross to travel to the region this week. Of course, she will be following the situation closely.

She takes her work for us extremely seriously and that means a lot to her and the staff. She's a terrific goodwill ambassador who can help people understand the difficult life of a refugee.

She's great to the kids who come to our games and any time you ask her to do something, she goes beyond it. She's a great ambassador for our program.

She is a tremendous champion and she has not missed a national championships since 1992. She has been a great ambassador to the sport.

Obviously, it's a sad day for the NHL. He's been a great ambassador for the game. ... He's probably been through more than any other superstar.

Retiring has been a very difficult decision for me. But I recognize that with my health being strong, I can use this next phase of my life as an active ambassador and catalyst for the growth of squash.

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

I'd like him to be an ambassador for the sport and a great role model for the school.

I don't know the reason why the Peruvian government has stopped the function of ambassador to Japan, ... I don't think it is related to Fujimori.

I'd come back after having served as ambassador to New Zealand and found that I had real concerns about the direction in which this country was headed.

I am honored to have served as our great nation's first National Ambassador for Young People's Literature. I will continue to serve as Ambassador Emeritus. And I will make good on my Ambassadorial promise to my wife to stop playing the 'Fanfare' every time I walk into or out of a room.

I have always admired the Special Olympics program and its thousands of athletes for their determination and enthusiasm. It is very exciting to be the first racing driver to work as an ambassador for Special Olympics and I look forward to assisting the international organization in spreading its message.

I feel very proud to be an ambassador of Mexican music. Wherever I go, I will always bring my mariachi. It's what I grew up with. It's what I love the most,

He was a tremendous ambassador for the team. I think Dave Winfield said the right thing: He was the only player in the history of baseball everybody loved.

He was an absolute asset to the force, a great ambassador and sadly he has found himself making this ultimate sacrifice for us all.

There is going to be expectations and big-girl responsibilities that she can pass on right now because she's not officially representing a company; she's not an ambassador for the sport as a professional. That becomes a different deal when it becomes a business. I think the pace is just a little too accelerated.

What we have been told is that the US ambassador appreciated the policies of the President of Pakistan and there were some attempts to involve him in a discussion on the internal situation in Pakistan, which according to the embassy, he resisted and did not make any comments.

He's a great ambassador for the National Football League in terms of how to be a professional, both on and off the field. The guy, without a doubt in my mind, is a Hall of Fame player.

He's a great ambassador for bowling. He makes you feel welcome.

He's 13 pounds. Every time we weigh him, he's gained another pound, ... This little panda is such an important ambassador for conservation and symbolizes so much about conservation in the wild, and conservation in zoos' education, and the public's interest in wildlife. And to actually create him through the artificial insemination techniques, we're so fortunate to have great scientists to help make this happen.

His name should not be dragged in advertisements where he has been made ambassador to sell the eggs as if he was a promoter for the non-vegetarian foods,

He's been as good an ambassador for this university and the athletic program as anybody ever has -- maybe the best. Stop and think about all the lives he has touched along the way, people in western Kansas, or wherever, that have never seen Max but know his voice the first time they turn on the radio.

We look forward to welcoming them on to the Partypoker.com Million V for their honeymoon where company spokesman and leading poker ambassador Mike Sexton (World Poker Tour) will toast to their future happiness.

He was far more than just an outstanding announcer. He was a great goodwill ambassador for baseball in Canada. His love for the game, which radiated through his words on the radio, captivated fans across the country and helped to grow the sport from one coast to the other.

He was like a walking Chamber of Commerce and an ambassador of goodwill. There are so many stories that you can just go on and on and on.

He was a great player for us, but he's really been a great ambassador for the program off the court.

I think it is all right for one ambassador to come and push, but an ambassador always has to remember that there are 190 others who will have to be convinced, or a vast majority of them, for action to take place,

It is a great honor to be an ambassador for the Special Olympics. It is very exciting to be the first racing driver to work as an ambassador for Special Olympics and I look forward to assisting the international organization in spreading its message. Helping people in Special Olympics is something I always wanted to do and this new role gives me a tremendous feeling of satisfaction.

Jeff is a great player and a great ambassador for American International hockey. His play on the ice mirrors his conduct off the ice, and his offensive play and improvement we look forward to seeing this season.

Kyle was a remarkable young man, a true scholar-athlete, an ambassador for Penn, a tremendous teammate and leader on and off the field, as well as a caring and outstanding brother. His loss will be felt for a long time. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family during this time.

I think Doug should have time to be the ambassador of Coke and not necessarily get down into the weeds too deeply.

Right, well I am, I was a career diplomat for 37 years from 1960 until 1997 during the early 1980s from 1981 to 1985 I was the United States Ambassador to Honduras.

People just fell in love with him. He was really like an ambassador for our show.

People love me everywhere. On an unofficial level, I'm an ambassador and a civil servant for Detroit. Now I'm going for the official title,

People look to him for guidance. He is an ambassador for the team.

My objection to William Weld wasn't based on the way he conducted himself as governor or even how he would conduct himself as an ambassador in a place other than Mexico. India was where I wanted to send him,

I think our ambassador and his comments very fairly and accurately reflect the policy of the United States.

Jolly McCarty was one of my best friends. You never knew what he did because he did so much. He always worked behind the scenes, never taking credit for what he did. He was the ambassador for Merchants & Marine Bank and for our community.

I'm sure Ambassador Han deeply regrets that he lost his temper, because the things he said are inexcusable,

The Afghan ambassador was summoned to the Foreign Office here today and we have lodged a strong protest with him.

The ambassador will continue to travel in Venezuela. We will not be intimidated.

The ambassador reserved the right to make an appropriate reply after consultations in Washington.

The ambassador must consider himself very lucky that he is dealing with a professional Zimbabwe National Army. Elsewhere, and definitely in America, he would have been a dead man.

The ambassador has unfortunately shown lack of judgement in including a family event in the celebration of a formal national event.

The ambassador and his party are safe and have been accounted for. They were not in any danger.

The American ambassador must consider himself very lucky that he is dealing with a professional army that the Zimbabwean national army is,

Mike has been a superb ambassador for Canisius College and has made significant contributions to the school over his 18 years as a head and assistant coach.

We are tremendously grateful to the Somali Transitional Federal Government and the Kenyan ambassador for their combined efforts to ensure that the vessel, the food, and most importantly the 10-member crew who have suffered greatly during this ordeal will be released unconditionally.

We are committed to making sure he remains a part of the set-up with Perth Glory now his playing days are over, because Scott is a great ambassador for this sport and this club. He has a lot to offer away from the pitch beyond his achievements on it.

The reaction has been so positive, we think it is worth informing the (foreign) minister. It is very nice being the Norwegian ambassador to Canada today.

Today we called the Afghan ambassador and lodged a strong protest.

We want the government to expel the US ambassador in Islamabad and call back our ambassador in Washington.

We call on Ambassador Andrew Young to use his new position to help us change Wal-Mart for the better, rather than defend its abysmal record of child labor violations and poor health care.

When Prime Minister Erdogan came to Washington in 2009, he sounded almost like the ambassador from Iran.

We also know they'll be a big help in planning and promoting the Harlem Ambassador fundraising basketball game, which so many school kids and their families will attend and enjoy.

To the best of our knowledge, Ambassador Brownfield has not met with these people. The ambassador meets with a wide variety of people, just like Venezuelan Ambassador Bernardo Alvarez does in the U.S.

This will be the first U.N. ambassador since 1948 that we've ever sent there under a recess appointment,

First I became U.N. Goodwill Ambassador for WHO, and that was in 2005. And then, about a year or so later, I decided to start my foundation.

You are the only ambassador in the world to race a horse named after your country's foreign policy.

We all have our ambassador that we send forward into the world. We all have people we are varying degrees of real with. There's a public face we all wear. As I get older and more comfortable in my skin, I am trying to combine the two so the real me is there all the time.

We gave instructions to our ambassador to explain why there is such indignation in Italy,

We have absolutely no doubts about this deal. We stand behind Wayne Gretzky 100 percent. He's been a great ambassador for Canada, for hockey and for the Olympics.

With regard to negotiations on the proposed agreement, India will proceed on the basis of its own national interests, as acknowledged by the US ambassador himself.

Bill has had a lot of success on the field, but his character and integrity off the field and in the classroom is just as impressive. He's truly an ambassador for our school system and he does so many things that will be missed.

As the U.S. ambassador to Japan, I see this challenge of our younger generations not knowing each other as well as the prior generations.

Do you, Ambassador Zorin, deny that the USSR has placed and is placing medium - and intermediate - range missiles and sites in Cuba? Yes or no? Don't wait for the translation. Yes or no?

Craig Parry is a great champion and ambassador for Schweppes

Dr. Perry will travel to Pyongyang along with ambassador Wendy Sherman and a small delegation during the period from May 25 to May 28, ... While there, he will explore and assess in person the views of the senior North Korean officials. He will also consult with South Korean and Japanese leaders, both en route to and returning from the North Korean capital.

Dr. John is phenomenal. Dr. John is a heavyweight and one of the nicest guys in the world -- unhurried, and he plays very unhurried. His life is that way. And as for being an ambassador for New Orleans sound and New Orleans music, he's doing it to the bone.

The United States defends its sovereignty, the Canadian government will defend our sovereignty. ... It is the Canadian people we get our mandate from, not from the ambassador to the United States.

I've been here seven years and he's been my quarterback for four. He's sitting up here with a college degree. ... what a great ambassador for college football. His leadership skills and how he responded after a disappointing year last year, which was my fault. The way he handled it to the media might have put a couple more years on my contract.

The Russian ambassador said, 'But what are you complaining about? You've had more time than God.' ... And I explained to him that God had one big advantage: He worked alone, without the General Assembly and the Security Council and the committees.

I've always said that I feel lucky to live in the era of social media and be a working model in this time. Back in the day, models were just another face. But social media has given people a voice and not just another face. Not only can you show the world your personality and stuff like that, but you can be a brand ambassador easily.

Salesforce.com is an ambassador for this space because it reached critical mass first. So when Salesforce.com has a problem, people start questioning the whole delivery model.

Rarely do you have a governor who's already been U.N. ambassador and energy secretary as well as congressman. I mean he really does have a very rich resume. This just underlines it for Democratic primary and caucus voters,

Prince Felipe is the best ambassador for Spain: I have already told Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo, minister of foreign affairs, that the prince should travel to the U.S. more often.

Of course, we'll give him a couple breaks. Mike is a great ambassador for us. He has been at the event the last three years but we were in a gated area. Now we're offering him up to the public.

After his meeting today . . . Harper continues to work on the transition. He's in meetings every day now, figuring out who's going to be in his cabinet, planning policy initiatives, writing legislation to be introduced, and now thinking about who he will name as ambassador to Washington now that Frank McKenna -- a prospective Liberal leadership candidate -- has resigned.

During that conversation the prime minister requested that ambassador Dennis Ross return to Israel as soon as possible to discuss how to bridge the remaining gaps needed to start accelerated final status talks in Washington.

Despite the obvious intelligence and security failures that contributed to the attack against the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, the reality is that in one night, an al Qaeda-affiliated group destroyed a diplomatic post, killed a U.S. ambassador and three other Americans, and forced an end to clandestine U.S. activity in the area.