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.
review
We were always willing, if they cooperated, to go to a comprehensive review
action attention encourages extremism substitute task words
Words here are no substitute for action in the region, ... encourages extremism and diverts attention from the task at hand.
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,
abroad avoid believe large touch travelers vigilant
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,
couple happened last move review
We're going to review what has happened here in the last couple of days, and then think about how to move forward,
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,
best neither nor relationship worst
In our relationship with China, these are neither the best of times nor the worst of times,
dealing figure single targets terms tool trying
In retrospect, you were right, ... But we used every single tool we had in terms of trying to figure out what the right targets would be and how to go about dealing with what we knew.
believe eat honestly people
I honestly believe that a lot of people are going to eat their words,
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Iraq has a simple choice. Reverse course or face the consequences,