First, whether an outbreak of violence in the Middle East or a global 911 such as a hurricane, earthquake or famine, we must effectively manage crises as they arise. This is fast-paced, high profile work, its impact readily visible and frequently found in the headlines. These challenges defy easy solutions and neat four-year cycles. No, they're not. Foreign policy issues are very seldom finally resolved.
Hard work remains to be done in almost every case.
Some are not likely to be settled in our lifetimes, much less in the next four years. But we've made much progress. In 1993, in Haiti there were a repressive dictatorship and refugees coming to our shores. Now, peace and peaceful elections. Now, it's frozen under international supervision.