Frank Carlucci Quotes

When we're trying to solve difficult national issues its sometimes necessary to talk to adversaries as well as friends. Historians have a word for this: diplomacy.

You can’t outsource diplomacy. You can’t do it unless you do it.

Negotiations are the most essential tool of statecraft.

I believe in diplomacy; I don't believe in talking to... that talking to Iran somehow constitutes a concession or a favour.

With political means and always trying to work for political settlements and this is what I'm going to continue to work on with all my heart.

The United States is willing to exert strong leadership to give diplomacy its very best chance to succeed.

We must stop using the language of force and return to the path of civilized diplomatic and political settlement.

We always have hoped that American diplomacy deploys itself in dialogue and persuasion rather than by ultimatums. That is the path we want in international relations.

Richard Holbrooke is known for many things, but I will remember him as an impressive, sometimes even intimidating diplomat who understood the value of culture in diplomacy.

It is the hope of the European Union that Ariel Sharon will keep the peace process alive and continue the dialogue according to the wishes of all the parties involved.

Our public dealings with the Russians can hardly lead to any clear and satisfactory results unless they are preceded by preparatory discussions of the most secret and delicate nature.

Diplomacy and force are two sides of the same coin.

American diplomacy is easy on the brain but hard on the feet.

We have to develop preventive diplomacy.

Statecraft, as these cases convincingly illustrate, is demanding and often exhausting work. There are risks, and success is not guaranteed. It requires major governmental and political resources and the same kind of hourly, year-round planning and execution as the conduct of a military campaign.

We have to deal with it diplomatically if we can, militarily if we must.

Diplomacy is tough, slogging, slow work—and hard work.

Foreign policy is like plumbing. You never notice it till it breaks and then all hell breaks loose.

In a chaotic world, U.S. diplomats will probably have even less contact with the people they need to reach.

We have been the one who all along have been saying that a dialogue must be initiated with Pakistan.

We want to have diplomatic engagement with the North Koreans.

Our adversaries must see diplomacy as their best option because war with the United States will force them to bear enormous costs.

Diplomacy can and will matter; little is inevitable in international relations.

We've said to the Iranians all along . . . we still remain open to diplomacy. But it's been very clear that the Iranians don't want to engage with us.

Gentlemen, I have spent the night thinking about this Peruvian (peace) initiative and I have to tell you that if it is your decision to accept then you will have to find another Prime Minister.