Madeline Albright
Madeline Albright
Madeleine Jana Korbel Albright is an American politician and diplomat. She is the first woman to have become the United States Secretary of State. She was nominated by U.S. President Bill Clinton on December 5, 1996, and was unanimously confirmed by a U.S. Senate vote of 99–0. She was sworn in on January 23, 1997...
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We're going to review what has happened here in the last couple of days, and then think about how to move forward,
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We have, in fact, gained because Saddam Hussein has reversed his course
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We have insisted that (North Korea) cease its long-range missile development, production and export program, ... We are at a critical juncture in our relations with Pyongyang. The choice is for the North to behave in a way that allows for a positive direction in our relations.
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We would hope very much that there would not be any unilateral action that will complicate matters here.
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We do have a credible force in the region and are prepared to use it in an appropriate way at a time of our choosing,
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We determined some time ago that it was not a good idea to link human rights and trade, and that we actually make better progress with both when they are not linked,
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We are hopeful that this agreement will be concluded,
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Words here are no substitute for action in the region, ... encourages extremism and diverts attention from the task at hand.
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Unless the commitments necessary to end the violence are carried out in a way that is sustainable and mutually reinforcing, it will be difficult for the parties to change the realities on the ground,
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The purpose of this is to deter Slobodan Milosevic from continuing on his rampage and going in and torching, having his soldiers and his special police torch the villages. It is designed to deter that and also to damage his capability to do that.
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There are some specific security threats to a variety of embassies, ... We are taking precautions ... in what is a dangerous situation in the world, with terrorists.
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The process is in trouble, we cannot continue this way, ... One option is simply for us to remove ourselves from the process.
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There are gaps. We're trying to narrow those gaps,
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The path out of the wilderness is uphill, but it is clearly marked. It is time to move up that road.