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...
afford cannot lose opportunity peace process strategic track
We have a strategic opportunity to put the peace process back on track and we cannot afford to lose it,
fight
We have never had a fight with the Serbian people.
accomplish again heads hold needs people step taken
What the Serb people really want to do is to be able to hold up their heads again and be a part of the new Europe. And this (Milosevic's arrest) is a step that needs to be taken to accomplish that.
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There is no question that Yugoslavia has turned a corner and is moving in a positive direction toward Europe and democracy.
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We believe that it is important for American travelers to be very vigilant when they are abroad and to get in touch with American embassies and consulates there and also to try to avoid large crowds,
accomplish air believe campaign laid objectives sustained
We believe that a sustained air campaign can accomplish the objectives that we have laid out,
carried change difficult necessary parties realities unless violence
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,
permission troops
We are allies. We have responsibilities to each other. That's why our troops have been here with Italy's permission for so many years,
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We are seeing a shift from well-organized, local groups supported by state sponsors to more far-flung and loosely structured webs of terror,
cannot continue option ourselves process remove simply trouble
The process is in trouble, we cannot continue this way, ... One option is simply for us to remove ourselves from the process.
agreement hopeful
We are hopeful that this agreement will be concluded,
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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,
narrow trying
There are gaps. We're trying to narrow those gaps,
choice choices tough
There are tough choices to be made by each side,