Karen Hughes
Karen Hughes
Karen Parfitt Hughesis the global vice chair of the public relations firm Burson-Marsteller. She served as the Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs in the U.S. Department of State and as a counsellor to United States President George W. Bush...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth27 December 1956
CountryUnited States of America
children growing-up home
I was missing the opportunity to see my friends' children grow up, to have my son go to his friends' homes and be involved with their parents.
college thinking two
And when I started college, I think I was good at two things: arguing and asking questions.
government years president
For the year after I left government service, I worked as a consultant to the Republican National Committee because the lawyers advised that was the proper way for me to comply with ethics regulations and continue to advise the President.
people mail lists
Frankly, the people probably most interested in having computer lists on disk are junk mail vendors and solicitors.
fighting differences fundamentals
The fundamental difference between us and the terror network we fight is that we value every life.
dog couple long-walks
I also go on long walks with my dog, a golden retriever named Breeze-and I work out with weights at a health club a couple of times a week.
philosophy numbers gender-gap
It is somewhat perplexing that fellow Republicans would attack a popular conservative governor of a very conservative state whose overwhelming re-election proved a conservative philosophy can erase the gender gap and attract a record number of minority voters while remaining true to conservative principles.