Jack Straw
Jack Straw
John Whitaker Strawis an English politician who served as the Member of Parliamentfor Blackburn from 1979 to 2015. Straw served in the Cabinet from 1997 to 2010 under the governments of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown. He held two of the traditional Great Offices of State, as Home Secretary from 1997 to 2001 and Foreign Secretary from 2001 to 2006 under Blair. From 2007 to 2010 he served as Lord Chancellor and the Secretary of State for Justice throughout Brown's...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth3 August 1946
uncertain
In uncertain times you should not just give a knee-jerk response.
address clear concerns confidence iran lack nuclear opportunity
Iran has the opportunity now to address the clear concerns of the IAEA, and the lack of confidence in Iran's nuclear intentions.
allowing ask good maybe period
Because we want international consensus...we will be allowing a good period of up to two weeks, maybe a little more, before we ask for a decision.
looking
Certainly, there's a possibility of an amendment, that's something we're looking at,
community declaring iran last nuclear sent signal strong treaty
By declaring Iran non-compliant with its obligations under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty as we did last Saturday, the international community sent a strong signal to Iran that commitments had to be respected,
business leaders
(Gates) is one of the most important business leaders of his age,
determination spirit state struck volunteers
I'm really struck by the spirit and determination by the volunteers from the state of Alabama, ... astonishing adversity.
becoming five optimistic
I am optimistic about Iraq, I think in five to 10 years we will see it becoming stable.
raise
I don't want to raise expectations too high,
cannot certainly december middle reach whether
I cannot say whether in the middle of December we will or will not reach a deal, but it certainly will not be for want of trying,
memorial-day holocaust community
Holocaust Memorial Day is intended as an inclusive commemoration of all the individuals and communities who suffered as a result of the Holocaust - not only Jews, but also Gypsies, Slavs, homosexuals, political prisoners and dozens of ethnic and other minorities.
country children safe-haven
Our eventual aim is simply stated - that there should be no safe haven for terrorists anywhere in the world. We say to the people of Afghanistan: 'You have been ill served by those who have made your country a centre for terrorism across the world. As soon as this stops, the world will work with you to build a better future for you and for your children.
summer leader break
There has to be some certainty about who the leader is before the summer break.
people suffering poverty
While the Taliban connives with foreign terrorists, the Afghan people suffer from poverty, drought and hunger