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
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We recognized the President had to address what's on the nation's mind.
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I would hope that is not the case. I hope the people of the United Arab Emirates and the government will understand that in a democracy, there is a process of debate.
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We'll create a rapid response unit here at the State Department, it's already in the works, to monitor media and help us more aggressively respond to rumors, inaccuracies and hate speech.
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We notice the local media tend to ask more about issues, the national media tend to ask more about process.
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We are now in uncharted waters. We're in an unprecedented period where a presidential candidate is going to court essentially to try to contest and overturn the results of an election that has now been certified.
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The president always says if you're a mom or a dad, your most important responsibility in life is to be a good mom or dad, and I believe that.
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We have had a very fundamental change in American policy toward the Middle East.
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To every nation and every province and every local community across the globe that is standing with the American people and with those who hurt on the Gulf Coast, our entire nation thanks you for your support.
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He represents the people of Iran who want and deserve liberty. Let them run their own newspapers, too.
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I can't imagine that I would seek to approach this job and seek to reach out to a wider Muslim audience without first seeking the advice, opinions and input of our American Muslim community.
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foster dialogue between my country and the people of Turkey.
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I expected a lot of people to disagree with our policy and they did,
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I am here to listen and to learn and to work to strengthen the relationship and close partnership between our two countries,
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But what I will challenge in any stories I see is any idea that we didn't want to help people. We certainly wanted to help everyone.