• “I decided to come first to Britain because we have no better friend. We have no better ally.” — Condoleezza Rice, 2005
• “The United States has no better friend in the world than Japan. The United States has no more important alliance in the world than the US-Japan alliance.” — US Ambassador J. Thomas Schieffer, 2008
• “As the Indian people celebrate Republic Day all across India, they should know that they have no better friend and partner than the people of the United States” — President Obama, 2009.
• America has “no better friend” than Israel — Vice-President Joe Biden, 2010
• US 'has no better friend' than Australia – Hillary Clinton, Nov 7, 2010
• “I love this country. We could not have a better friend and ally” — President Obama speaking in Canada, 2009.