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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I always do truly think about the fact that I have Thomas Jefferson's job, ... That is the part that always undoes me, because it is so hard to comprehend.
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But I think the most important thing is that we all keep working to calm things down, keep them calm, and then find a way to get the peace process going again,
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This is an issue that needs to be done as rapidly as possible,
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determination to advance our interests around the world.
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A plan that is nothing but a way to drive trucks through loopholes is unacceptable to the United States,
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Chairman Arafat is coming on Thursday and we will see how this progresses, ... We are dealing with very, very serious issues now, and they take time, and they take very careful work. ... I think we don't want to get ahead of ourselves.
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They don't have many issues left, but they cannot predict an agreement will be made by (Friday) morning.
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I was 11, and I do remember being very excited, but also a little scared, because I did not know whether I would be accepted in this new land,
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As long as the parties remain serious in pursuing an agreement, America will respond to their requests for help in bridging and brokering the hardest issues,
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I believe we are at a crossroads in the history of the Balkans as well as NATO, ... The decisions we make in the days ahead will be crucial for us all.
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They are basically not engaging at all on a crucial portion of the agreement, the military portion, ... I have made it clear that half a deal is no deal.
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I don't want to really put a time frame on it, but I do want to tell you that this is not going to be something that can last much longer.
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make the ledger slightly less out of balance.
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The authorities in Belgrade used every trick in the book to prevent a fair campaign, rig the election and distort the results, ... In so doing, they have fooled no one. Milosevic has been repudiated and claims by his regime to the contrary are laughable.