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Eerste toespraak van minister van buitenlandse zaken Condi Rice op haar eigen ministerie. Een paar stukjes:
Rice:”Well, this is a little different welcome than the first time that I came to work at the State Department.
Now, that may surprise some of you. But I was, in 1977, an intern… ”
(gelach)
“… in the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. ”
(applaus)
“Now, there’s a lesson in that: Be good to your interns.”
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“The president has set forth a really bold agenda for American foreign policy. And the State Department has got to be in the lead in this period in which diplomacy will be so important to solidifying the gains of the last few years and to pressing forward an agenda for a freer and more prosperous world.
I can’t think of a better call than to say that America will stand for freedom and for liberty, that America will stand with those who want their aspirations met for liberty and freedom.
And I’m going to look and the president’s going to look to this department to lead that effort. And not just to implement policy, but we’re going to need ideas, intellectual capital. I need your ideas. My door will be open.”
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“And now I’ll go try to find my office, if you don’t mind. Thank you.”